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Kokomo (Ind.) Tribune Wednesday. May I WO Exhibit shows presidents, pets By Lisa Perlman Associated Press writer GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) Andrew Jackson's parrot shook up presidential functions with a foul mouth, Warren Harding's pooch had his own chair in the Cabinet room and the current first dog eats out of a china dog dish. A new exhibit at the Gerald R. Ford Museum on presidents and their pets provides a rare glimpse into the private lives of first families.

"This is a way for people to see the more personal, human side of our presidents," museum curator James Kratsas said Monday. "Pets are something almost everyone can relate to." Personal attachments with animals date back to George Washington, said exhibit specialist Jane Isaacs. The first president established a deer park at Mount Vernon and got rid of his foxhounds because they chased and frightened the graceful animals. Exotic birds seemed to be the popular presidential choice in the 19th century. Both Dolly Madison and Thomas Jefferson had mockingbirds.

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"She was quite profane probably in both languages," Isaacs said of the bird, named Poll. "She behaved so badly at Jackson's funeral (in 1845), she had to be removed." Theodore Roosevelt's family liked exotic animals. The presidential menagerie included a badger, bear cubs, guinea pigs, ponies and dogs. The president's daughter, Alice, attended presidential functions with a green snake named Emily Spinach tucked inside her purse. Harding's attachment to his Airedale, Laddie Boy, gave man's best friend a special status in the White House, Isaacs said.

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