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Goodbye to a famous cat
Socks coped well with the media attention
Our regular column covering the passing of significant - but lesser-reported - people of the past month.
As speculation grew over the breed of the awaited Obama family pooch, a former White House pet slipped away. Socks was the Clinton family cat, originally found as a stray in Arkansas, who moved to Washington in 1993 when Bill Clinton became president. His reign as America's first pet was threatened when the family took on a Labrador named Buddy with whom Socks never got on. However Socks maintained his fan base. One American congressman questioned the use of official White House stationery and stamps to answer letters sent to the cat.
BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | Goodbye to a famous cat
Socks coped well with the media attention
Our regular column covering the passing of significant - but lesser-reported - people of the past month.
As speculation grew over the breed of the awaited Obama family pooch, a former White House pet slipped away. Socks was the Clinton family cat, originally found as a stray in Arkansas, who moved to Washington in 1993 when Bill Clinton became president. His reign as America's first pet was threatened when the family took on a Labrador named Buddy with whom Socks never got on. However Socks maintained his fan base. One American congressman questioned the use of official White House stationery and stamps to answer letters sent to the cat.
BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | Goodbye to a famous cat
