There have been pet cats and dogs aplenty at the White House, but surprisingly few rabbits and cheetahs. Lyndon B. Johnson gave a 10-year-old part-Shetland gelding named Macaroni to Caroline Kennedy. On occasion, the pony was taken to Washington DC from the Kennedys’ family home in Virginia for Caroline and her friends to ride.
March 30, 1962 Secret Service agent Bob Foster leads Caroline Kennedy on a ride with Macaroni.
Kennedy March 30, 1962 Secret Service agent Bob Foster leads Caroline Kennedy on a ride with Macaroni.
In 1962, Macaroni attempted to take a bunch of daffodils out of the hands of Queen Farah of Iran. In 1963, King Hassan II of Morocco gave him a gorgeous hand-made saddle. Caroline also had a famous dog named Pushinka, who was given to her by the head of the Soviet Union, Nikita Khrushchev.
Pets can be ice-breakers. The only President not to have had a pet was Donald Trump.
March 16 1962
May 17, 1962 Caroline Kennedy rides Macaroni while an unidentified boy rides Tex.
June 22, 1962 President John F. Kennedy adjusts Caroline’s saddle.
June 22, 1962
June 22, 1962 President Kennedy, John Jr. and Caroline play with Macaroni and Tex.
March 31, 1962 During a weekend at Camp David, Caroline and Macaroni test out a new saddle given to the family by King Hassan II of Morocco.
March 31, 1962
Camp David, March 31, 1962
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