Macaroni on the 1962 White House Christmas card, photo courtesy John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, Massachusetts Thanks to mass media, Macaroni the pony became world famous. Vice President Lyndon Baines Johnson had given Macaroni to Caroline and John-John. But did you know that LBJ gave the children two ponies? Or did he? [...]
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One of the fun end-of-2008 stories was speculation about what kind of dog the new First Family would get. Before his campaign, Barack Obama made a deal with his daughters Sasha and Malia, that they could get a dog if he were elected U.S. President. We think they should have held out for a pony. [...]
