As Sunny Obama makes his national debut, The Daily Beast looks back at presidential pets of the past. VIEW OUR GALLERY of the ponies, pooches, and raccoon of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
Presidential Pets
Sunny Obama
Pete Souza/White House via Getty Images
Bo Obama
Charles Dharapak / AP Photo
Barney Bush
Rod Aydelotte, Pool / Getty Images
Buddy Clinton
Susan Walsh / AP Photo
Millie Bush
Scott Applewhite / AP Photo
Rex Reagan
Pete Souza, White House / Getty Images
Grits Carter
AP Photo
Liberty Ford
David Hume Kennerly, White House / Getty Images
Checkers Nixon
AP Photo
Yuki Johnson
Arnie Sachs, Consolidated News / Getty Images
Macaroni Kennedy
AP Photo
Heidi Eisenhower
Ed Clark, Time Life Pictures / Getty Images
Feller Truman
Thomas D. Mcavoy, Time Life Pictures / Getty Images
