White House Pet Detectives

by Douglas, Carole Nelson

• ISBN13: 9781581822434
• ISBN10: 158182243X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-08-01
• Publisher: Cumberland House

Summary

The tradition of pets in the White House goes all the way back to the Founding Fathers. From the parrot and foxhounds of George Washington to Spot and Barney, the current canines of the Bushes, the First Family's animal companions have always had a special place in America's heart. These various (and often exotic) animals have enjoyed the special privileges of living in the nation's capital, giving them access to the scenes of power. So when something goes awry in the White House, who better to solve it than these pet detectives Did Rex, Ronald Reagan's King Charles spaniel, play a role in uncovering Irangate What mystery did Franklin Roosevelt's Scottish terrier, Fala, uncover when left on the Aleutian Islands How would some of the more unusual pets, such as John Quincy Adams's pet alligator or Calvin Coolidge hippopotamus, search for clues in the halls of the Executive Mansion

Table of Contents

Introduction	9	(2)
Carole Nelson Douglas
Martha's Parrot	11	(14)
Edward D. Hoch
A Mimicry of Mockingbirds	25	(24)
Lillian Stewart Carl
Alligator Tears	49	(18)
Bill Crider
The Greatest Sacrifice	67	(14)
Brendan DuBois
Tabby Won't Tell	81	(12)
Jan Grape
Under Hoof	93	(12)
Jeffrey Marks
The Princes and the Pickle	105	(20)
Carolyn Wheat
Remember the Maine?	125	(12)
Jeanne Dams
The Secret Staff	137	(16)
Janet Pack
Trouble A-Bruin	153	(18)
Esther Friesner
Izzy's Shoe-In	171	(22)
P.N. Elrod
Fala and the Ghost of Bulows Minde	193	(6)
Kate Grilley
Dr. Couch Saves a President	199	(16)
Nancy Pickard
Sax and the Single Cat	215	(20)
Carole Nelson Douglas
Contributors	235	(10)
Copyrights	245