Friday, April 24, 2009

All the President's Dogs

"If you want a friend in Washington," Harry Truman once said, "get a dog." Indeed, from George Washington, who bred foxhounds (and who returned British general Howe's dog, a POW, under a flag of truce), to George Bush, whose spaniel Millie's book outsold his own autobiography, our harried chief executives have found friendship and solace in dogs.
history of president's dogs pictorial HERE

Related:
Germans love Bo Obama! Portuguese Water Dogs sell out

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Monday, February 16, 2009

President's Day 2009

Some of us think we're observing George Washington's Birthday (perpetually moved to more convenient Monday dates since 1971), some of us think we're celebrating the combined birthdays of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln (two formerly separate holidays smushed into one), and some of us think we're honoring the memory of all U.S. presidents past and present. Which is it?
find out HERE

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Monday, February 18, 2008

Presidents Day 2008

Have a Rockin' Presidents Day

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