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President Bill Clinton walks from the White House with wife Hillary and his dog Buddy December 30, 1998. The Clinton's will ring in the New Year with friends and celebrities at a vacation retreat as lawmakers planned his impending impeachment trial in the Senate. (photo by Mike Holmes)
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US President George W. Bush walks on the South Lawn with his dogs Barney (R) and Miss Beazley (L) upon return to the White House 13 August 2006 in Washington, DC. Bush returned to the White House following a vacation at his Crawford, Texas ranch. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)
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U.S. President George W. Bush waves as he arrives on the South Lawn of the White House with his dogs, Barney and Miss Beazley, August 13, 2006 in Washington, DC. Bush returned to Washington after vacationing at his ranch in Crawford, Texas. (Photo by Evan Sisley-Pool/Getty Images)
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In this handout image released by the White House on April 13, 2009, U.S. President Barack Obama runs down a corridor with the family's new dog, Bo, a six-month old Portuguese water dog, in the White House in Washington, DC. Bo is a gift from Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) and his wife Victoria to the President's daughters, Sasha and Malia. (Photo by Pete Souza/The White House via Getty Images)
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In this handout from the The White House, U.S. President Barack Obama plays football with the family dog Bo on the South Lawn of the White House May 12, 2009 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Pete Souza/The White House via Getty Images)
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US President Warren G Harding (1865 - 1923) and First Lady, Florence Harding, watch from a balcony as an annual Easter Monday children's egg-rolling event takes place on the White House lawn, Washington DC, circa 1922. With them is their pet dog, Laddie Boy. (Photo by FPG/Keystone View Company/Archive Photos/Getty Images)
U.S. President John F. Kennedy (1917 - 1963) (C) and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (1929 - 1994) pose with their family on Christmas Day at the White House, Washington, D.C., December 25, 1962. (L-R): Caroline Kennedy, unidentified, John F. Kennedy Jr. (1960 - 1999), Anthony Radziwill (1959 - 1999), Prince Stanislaus Radziwill, Lee Radziwill, and their daughter, Ann Christine Radziwill. (Photo by John F. Kennedy Library/Courtesy of Getty Images)
9/14/1927-Washington, DC: Above is the first picture to be taken of the President and Mrs. Coolidge on the lawn of the nely decorated White House, which was under repairs at the time when the Cheif Executive and the First Lady left on their vacations in the Black Hills of South Dakota. One of the Features of the Newly decorated White House is a roof garden where the president and Mrs. Coolidge may enjoy the autum afternoons.
Washington: President Ford has company in the Oval Office in the White House while working on budget matters. With the Chief Executive is "Liberty" his Golden Retriever.
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President William Jefferson Clinton posing with Buddy the Dog outside of the White House, April 6, 1999. Image courtesy National Archives. (Photo via Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images).
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First Lady Barbara Bush (1925 - 2018) walks her pet dog, Millie (1985 - 1997), through the White House's Diplomatic Reception Room, Washington DC, March 24, 1989. (Photo by Carol T. Powers/White House via CNP/Getty Images)
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In the White House, First Lady Barbara Bush (1925 - 2018) and her granddaughter, Marshall Lloyd Bush, look at the Bush's pet dog Millie (1985 - 1997) and her litter of puppies, Washington DC, March 18, 1989. (Photo by David Valdez/White House via CNP/Getty Images)
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In this picture released 31 January 2001 by the US White House, Spot, a English Springer Spaniel, play on the south lawn of the White House 23 January 2001. Spot is the offspring of Millie, who was former US President George Bush's family dog. AFP PHOTO/White House HO (Photo by PAUL MORSE and - / THE WHITE HOUSE / AFP) (Photo by PAUL MORSE/THE WHITE HOUSE/AFP via Getty Images)
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US president Lyndon B Johnson (1908 - 1973) introduces his pet dog Yuki at a Country Fair on the South Lawn of the White House, Washington, DC, September 1967. (Photo by Pix/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

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