First Lady Grace Coolidge is pictured with White House pet Rebecca the raccoon at the 1927 White House Easter Egg Roll. Rebecca was originally intended to be Thanksgiving dinner in 1926, but the Coolidges adopted her as a pet instead. They took her on walks on the White House grounds, allowed her to roam the Executive Mansion and even took her with them on a vacation to the Black Hills. — Source: Library of Congress
Pardon me? How a rascally raccoon survived Thanksgiving and thrived
Presidents have often been presented with turkeys for the holidays. George H.W.
