Your ulti-mutt guide to pets in the White House

On today's special episode of Dogs-patch — er, Dispatch: a brief history
of presidential pets at 1600 Pennsylvania, featuring the Kennedy's dog
Pushinka (who might have helped avert nuclear war), Teddy Roosevelt's
badger (really more questions than answers here) and Nixon's dog
Checkers (who sadly passed before he could rescue his owner from
Watergate). Andrew Hager, the historian-in-residence at the Presidential
Pet Museum, provides biting commentary on the furry residents of the
White House.

Annie Rees is an audio producer at POLITICO.
Andrew Hager is the historian-in-residence at the Presidential Pet
Museum.
Raghu Manavalan is an editor for POLITICO Audio.
Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.

On today's special episode of Dogs-patch — er, Dispatch: a brief history of presidential pets at 1600 Pennsylvania, featuring the Kennedy's dog Pushinka (who might have helped avert nuclear war), Teddy Roosevelt's badger (really more questions than answers here) and Nixon's dog Checkers (who sadly passed before he could rescue his owner from Watergate). Andrew Hager, the historian-in-residence at the Presidential Pet Museum, provides biting commentary on the furry residents of the White House.

Annie Rees is an audio producer at POLITICO.
Andrew Hager is the historian-in-residence at the Presidential Pet Museum.
Raghu Manavalan is an editor for POLITICO Audio.
Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.