Benjamin Harrison’s Mr. Reciprocity and Mr. Protection
President Benjamin Harrison and his wife Caroline had several dogs (and family members) running underfoot during their time at the White House, but they – like many other Presidents – had a few “non-traditional” pets as well. Chief among them were 2 opossums, named Mr. Reciprocity and Mr. Protection.
Harrison was known for having two pet opossums in the White House. The opossums’ names were Mr. Protection and Mr. Reciprocity. The opossums were loved and cherished by not only the Harr ison family, but America alike. On April 13, 1891, President Benjamin Harrison departed Washington, D. C.
The Pets in the Benjamin Harrison White House
Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901), grandson of William Henry Harrison, was in the White House from 1889-1893. During that time, a goat named Old Whiskers, two opossums, a dog named Dash, and several other mixed breed dogs lived at the White House.
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2021年1月31日 · In 1892, Benjamin Harrison expressed a desire for some “possums as soon as frost sets in,” and soon thereafter, a box was delivered to the White House containing two live possums, with a...
Benjamin Harrison's Dogs - Presidential Pet Museum
The Harrison family had 2 opossums and a goat named Old Whiskers, as well as several mixed-breed dogs. It is tricky to identify whether the dogs who lived in the White House actually belonged to the President himself or to the various family members that moved in with him.
Benjamin Harrison Biography - Presidential Pet Museum
Benjamin Harrison’s Pets. Dogs including Dash, a collie; Old Whiskers, the billy goat belonging to grandchildren; Two opossums, Mr. Reciprocity and Mr. Protection; MORE PETS! Check out our photo gallery of selected White House pets
White House pets: An illustrated guide - CNN
2021年2月15日 · Benjamin Harrison. In office 1889-1893. Dash, First Lady Caroline Harrison’s collie, had his own doghouse at the White House.
First Pets: A History of Animals in the White House - ThoughtCo
2018年10月7日 · Along with a Collie dog named Dash and two opossums named Mr. Reciprocity and Mr. Protection, twenty-third President, Benjamin Harrison also allowed his grandchildren to keep a goat named His Whiskers, which often pulled the children around the White House lawn in a …
Kiosk / Fall 2016–Winter 2017 | Cabinet
Benjamin Harrison had a pair of opossums, Woodrow Wilson a ram named Old Ike who was partial to tobacco, Calvin Coolidge a raccoon, and Herbert Hoover not one but two alligators. • • •.
Presidential Pets (1860-1921) - National Archives
Courtesy Frances Benjamin Johnston, Library of Congress First Lady Caroline Harrison owned a pet collie named Dash, who had his own doghouse. For awhile, the Harrisons (1889-93) owned two opossums named Mr. Reciprocity and Mr. Protection.