Former First Lady, Rosalynn Carter, 95, has been diagnosed with dementia three months after her husband, U.S. President Jimmy Carter, entered hospice care at home.
A short history of White House cats Jeva Lange
It s a problem that the Bidens are set to remedy. Last week, first lady Jill Biden teased that a cat is waiting in the wings to join the family and their two dogs at the White House. The newcomer won t be the first four-legged friend to knock pens off the Resolute Desk, though; here are seven notable White House cats who blazed the trail for First Kitty Biden.
Tabby and Dixie, the O.G.s
When President Abraham Lincoln s wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, was asked if her husband had any hobbies, the first lady replied simply: Cats. She wasn t kidding: Reportedly Abe loved his cats so much that he d even feed them from the dinner table, to Mary Todd s dismay. Lincoln was also the first president to introduce cats into 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in the form of Tabby and Dixie, who were a gift from his secretary of state, William H. Seward. At one point, [Lincoln] told a friend that Dixie was smarter than his entire cabinet a