Question: Which U.S. president is widely credited with keeping the first pet cats in the White House?
Answer: Abraham Lincoln. After the Lincolns left their dog, Fido, in Springfield, Illinois, Secretary of State William Seward gave them two cats, Tabby and Dixie, in 1861. Lincoln adored animals, and when asked about her husband’s hobbies, Mary Todd Lincoln reportedly answered simply: “Cats.”
