President Abraham Lincoln was a full blown Cat Lover. He kept four cats inside of the White House and could, "play with them for hours at a time". He was also the first President to bring a cat into the White House.
When asked if her husband had any hobbies, Mary Todd Lincoln is said to have replied “cats. ” Two of the four cats that lived in the white house were strays, whereas the other two moved in with th...
President Abraham Lincoln was a full blown Cat Lover. He kept four cats inside of the White House and could, "play with them for hours at a time". He was also the first President to bring a cat into the White House.
When asked if her husband had any hobbies, Mary Todd Lincoln is said to have replied “cats.”
Two of the four cats that lived in the white house were strays, whereas the other two moved in with the Lincolns...their names were Tabby and Dixie.
He once fed Tabby from the table at a formal White House Dinner.
During an interview, he was quoted saying, "Dixie is smarter than my whole Cabinet", referring to his cat of course.
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