This photograph of Hassel R. Adams, center, and Robert M. Redmond, left, with the Kennedy family dogs was taken by Robert L. Knudsen on June 20, 1961. Adams is minding Charlie, a Welsh terrier, and Redmond is with Pushinka, a recent gift from Soviet Premier Nikita Sergeevich Khrushchev to President John F. Kennedy. Redmond worked as a gardener from 1923 to 1963 and Adams was also on the gardens and grounds team. The group is photographed in the Rose Garden on the South Grounds of the White House.

In this photograph by Barbara Kinney, musician Billy Joel and model Christie Brinkley, his wife, meet Socks the cat in the Center Hall of the White House. Socks was the pet cat of President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton. The couple were visiting the White House on October 19, 1993 when the meeting arose. Joining the group is White House engineer Brian K. Rock, right, who cared for Socks.

In this photograph by Barbara Kinney, musician Billy Joel and model Christie Brinkley, his wife, meet Socks the cat in the Center Hall of the White House. Socks was the pet cat of President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton. The couple were visiting the White House on October 19, 1993 when the meeting arose. Joining the group is White House engineer Brian K. Rock, right, who cared for Socks.

In this photograph taken by Barbara Kinney on December 5, 1993, White House engineer Brian K. Rock holds Socks the cat at the podium in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room in the West Wing. Socks was the pet cat of President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton. Rock worked at the White House for 30 years, beginning in 1988, and cared for Socks while President Clinton was in office.

In this photograph taken by Barbara Kinney on December 5, 1993, White House engineer Brian K. Rock holds Socks the cat as they look at the annual White House Gingerbread House. Socks was the pet cat of President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton. Rock worked at the White House for 30 years, beginning in 1988, and cared for Socks while President Clinton was in office.

This photograph of White House Residence staff member Franklin H. Blair and Susan Ford, daughter of President Gerald R. Ford and First Lady Betty Ford, was taken by David Hume Kennerly on October 5, 1974. The two are captured cleaning the Ford family dog, Liberty, in the White House kennel. Blair worked at the White House as both a houseman and kitchen steward from 1965 to 1980.

This photograph of Hassel R. Adams, left, and Robert M. Redmond, right, with the Kennedy family dogs was taken by Robert L. Knudsen on June 20, 1961. Adams is holding Charlie, a Welsh terrier, and Redmond is holding Pushinka, a recent gift from Soviet Premier Nikita Sergeevich Khrushchev to President John F. Kennedy. Redmond worked as a gardener from 1923 to 1963 and Adams was also on the gardens and grounds team. The group is photographed in White House press secretary Pierre Salinger's office in the West Wing.

This photograph of Harry D. Waters, master of hounds and messenger at the White House from 1929 to 1961, was taken during the Herber Hoover administration. In this photograph, Waters is captured with President Hoover's four dogs, from left to right: German police dog Pat, English setter Mark, wire-haired Irish wolfhound Patrick, and Gordon setter Inglehurst Gillette

This photograph of Wilson Jackson with President Warren G. Harding and First Lady Florence Kling Harding's dogs O'Boy and Laddie Boy on the South Lawn of the White House was taken by the National Photo Company circa 1921. Jackson served as a messenger and caretaker of the White House dogs from 1907 to 1927.

In this photograph, First Lady Betty Ford plays with a golden retriever puppy named Misty, the offspring of the Fords' golden retriever Liberty. Mrs. Ford's daughter, Susan Ford, is holding Misty. Behind them is a tree decorated with homemade ornaments and trimmings. Karl Schumacher took this photo in Solarium on November 10, 1975, during a photo opportunity for Parade Magazine. The Solarium is a private, Third Floor room used by the First Family to rest, relax, and step away from the pressures of life in the White House.

In this photograph, First Lady Betty Ford holds a golden retriever puppy named Misty and sits near a tree decorated with homemade ornaments and trimmings. Misty, the offspring of the Fords' golden retriever Liberty, attempts to eat the decorations. Karl Schumacher took this photo in Solarium on November 10, 1975, during a photo opportunity for Parade Magazine. The Solarium is a private, Third Floor room used by the First Family to rest, relax and step away from the pressures of life in the White House.

This photograph of First Lady Lady Bird Johnson walking alongside her daughters and their significant others at the president's ranch in Gillespie County, Texas, was taken by Yoichi R. Okamoto on September 30, 1967. Pictured here from left-to-right: Marine Corps Capt. Charles S. Robb, boyfriend of Lynda Bird Johnson; Lynda Bird Johnson; Lady Bird Johnson; Luci Baines Johnson; and Patrick Nugent, Luci's husband. Luci holds Yuki, the family's beloved mixed-breed dog. Luci discovered Yuki at a gas station on Thanksgiving Day in 1966, where he was soon adopted by the family and became a favorite of President Lyndon B. Johnson.

This photograph of President Lyndon B. Johnson and his family opening Christmas presents in the Yellow Oval Room was taken by Jack E. Kightlinger on December 24, 1968. President Lyndon B. Johnson sits in a chair patting dog Yuki, flanked by First Lady Lady Bird Johnson and his daughter, Lynda Bird Johnson, who cradles her daughter Lucinda Desha Robb. Behind them, the president's daughter Luci crouches in front of a couch beside her son, Patrick Lyndon Nugent, who is opening a present. Other individuals can be seen in the background, including secretary Mary Rather, who stands near a Christmas tree. Although during early years of their administration the Johnson family celebrated Christmas at their Texas ranch, they celebrated Christmases in the Yellow Oval Room in 1967 and 1968.

In this photograph, taken on December 9, 1970, the Nixon family dogs pose in front of their dog house on the South Grounds for a holiday portrait. The presidential pooches sit beneath a Christmas tree at the entranceway of their dog house, flanked by wrapped packages and a Christmas tree. During the Richard M. Nixon administration, electrician and unofficial presidential kennel master Traphes Bryant often coordinated the three dogs for their traditional holiday portrait. Pictured here from left to right: King Timahoe, President Richard M. Nixon's Irish Setter; Vicki, a French Poodle that belonged to first daughter Julie Nixon Eisenhower; and Pasha, first daughter Tricia Nixon's Yorkshire Terrier.

This photograph was taken around February 1922. It shows a group of unidentified men in the West Garden, including some dressed in traditional American Indian attire and headdresses. Several people and a dog converse the West Terrace above. The dog is likely Laddie Boy, President Warren G. Harding's Airedale terrier. The West Garden was reimagined as a green theater for official ceremonies and rededicated as the Rose Garden during the John F. Kennedy administration.

This photograph was taken on December 9, 1985, during a press preview of the White House holiday decorations hosted by First Lady Nancy Reagan. Here, Mrs. Reagan holds her dog Rex and laughs during the presentation of the official White House Gingerbread House. The display was made by Assistant Executive Chef Hans Raffert and included figures based on the Hansel and Gretel fairytale and a pathway made of jelly beans, President Ronald Reagan's favorite treat. Raffert's A-frame style gingerbread houses were a traditional part of the White House holiday decorations from 1969-1991. Also pictured at the far left of this photograph is actor Larry Hagman, who accompanied Mrs. Reagan for the press preview dressed as Santa Claus.

This photograph, taken by Amy Rossetti on May 22, 2019, shows Vice President Mike Pence and Second Lady Karen Pence speaking with guests outside the vice president's residence at the United States Naval Observatory. Mrs. Pence invited the guests to the residence to attend a breakfast reception honoring Hiring Our Heroes, a program launched by the United States Chamber of Congress Foundation in 2011 to connect veterans, military service members, and their families with employment opportunities. Also pictured is the Pence family dog, Harley.

This photograph, taken by Amy Rossetti on May 22, 2019, shows Vice President Mike Pence and Second Lady Karen Pence speaking with guests outside the vice president's residence at the United States Naval Observatory. Mrs. Pence invited the guests to the residence to attend a breakfast reception honoring Hiring Our Heroes, a program launched by the United States Chamber of Congress Foundation in 2011 to connect veterans, military service members, and their families with employment opportunities. Also pictured is the Pence family dog, Harley.

This photograph, taken by Amy Rossetti on May 22, 2019, shows Vice President Mike Pence and Second Lady Karen Pence posing with guests outside the vice president's residence at the United States Naval Observatory. Mrs. Pence invited the guests to the residence to attend a breakfast reception honoring Hiring Our Heroes, a program launched by the United States Chamber of Congress Foundation in 2011 to connect veterans, military service members, and their families with employment opportunities. Also pictured is the Pence family dog, Harley.

This portrait of Vice President Dan Quayle and his family was taken on November 27, 1990. The vice president and his wife, Second Lady Marilyn T. Quayle, are pictured with their three children Tucker, Ben, and Corinne as well as two of the family's dogs. It is possible that the dog held by the Quayle's daughter, Corrine, is Barnaby, the family's Black Labrador Retriever.

This photograph was taken on February 12, 1981, during a visit by President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan to the vice president's residence at the United States Naval Observatory. Vice President George H. W. Bush and Second Lady Barbara Bush invited the president and first lady to their residence for an informal dinner. Here, President Reagan plays with the Bushes' dog, C. Fred, while Mrs. Reagan, Vice President Bush, and Mrs. Bush look on. In 1984, Mrs. Bush wrote a book documenting her husband's career from the springer spaniel's perspective, titled "C. Fred's Story."

In this photograph, taken on October 4, 1989, First Lady Barbara Bush speaks with Representative Joseph P. Kennedy II at the landing of the Grand Staircase as guests watch from the Entrance Hall during the National Children's Tour at the White House. The Bush family's springer spaniel, Millie, stands on the staircase. During the tour, Mrs. Bush was presented with gifts from nonprofit organizations including the Special Olympics. The Special Olympics were founded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver in 1968. Shriver was the sister of President John F. Kennedy and the aunt of Representative Joseph P. Kennedy II.

In this photograph, taken on October 4, 1989, First Lady Barbara Bush receives a "Special Olympics" t-shirt from a young visitor during the National Children's Tour at the White House. Joining Mrs. Bush is Representative Joseph P. Kennedy II (D-Massachusetts), nephew of former President John F. Kennedy and Eunice Kennedy Shriver, founder of the Special Olympics. Eunice Kennedy Shriver founded the Special Olympics in honor of her mentally handicapped sister, Rosemary Kennedy. Also pictured in this photograph seated on the landing of the Grand Staircase is the Bush family's springer spaniel, Millie.

In this photograph, taken by Frank Wolfe on December 24, 1968, President Lyndon B. Johnson poses with his growing family for a holiday portrait in the Yellow Oval Room. Seated from left: first daughter Luci Baines Johnson Nugent with her son Patrick Lyndon Nugent on her lap; First Lady Lady Bird Johnson; President Johnson with dog Yuki; and first daughter Lynda Bird Johnson Robb cradling infant daughter Lucinda Robb. The family's private Christmas tree is visible in the background. On the wall are paintings "The Forest" (left) and "House on the Marne" (right) by Post-Impressionist painter Paul Cézanne.

In this photograph, taken on April 11, 2005, President George W. Bush shakes hands with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel to welcome him to the Prairie Chapel Ranch, his home near Crawford, Texas. A Scottish Terrier, likely Barney, looks on. President Bush often entertained world leaders by hosting informal luncheons and dinners at the Prairie Chapel Ranch.