President Calvin Coolidge was known for his calm demeanor, but his taste in pets was anything but ordinary. During his time in the White House in the 1920s, he and First Lady Grace Coolidge kept a small menagerie that went far beyond cats and dogs. Among the strangest was Rebecca the raccoon, originally sent as a gift to be eaten for Thanksgiving dinner. Instead, the Coolidges adopted her, fitted her with a collar, and let her roam the White House grounds like a family pet. Alongside Rebecca, th
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All the presidents' pets: Calvin Coolidge's White House raccoon
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Known animal lovers, the Coolidges received many unusual animals as presents, including a raccoon intended to serve as Thanksgiving dinner; they gave it jewelry to wear instead. https://cbsn.ws/3q5ucel | CBS Sunday Morning
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TONIGHT on The #SundayMorning Pet Project President Calvin Coolidge and the first lady were known animal lovers, and received many unusual animals as gifts. One in particular, a raccoon, made its mark as perhaps the last exotic pet to live at the White House. Mo Rocca reports. #sundaypets https://cbsn.ws/3l9AhCM | CBS Sunday Morning
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President Calvin Coolidge and the first lady were known animal lovers, and received many unusual animals as gifts. One in particular, a raccoon, made its mark as perhaps the last exotic pet to live at the White House. Mo Rocca reports. | CBS Sunday Morning
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The 30th U.S. president, Calvin Coolidge, was born on the Fourth of July, kept a raccoon as a pet, managed to shrink the national debt … and ascended to the White House 100 years ago! Find out more about Coolidge's presidency and economic legacy from a conference hosted by The Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation. Watch, "The Presidency: Calvin Coolidge's Legacy," Saturday, August 5, at 6:40pm ET on C-SPAN 2 https://www.c-span.org/video/?526116-3/calvin-coolidges-legacy | American History TV
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