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. [...]
How do you suppose the White House receives its official Christmas tree? Delivered by flatbed truck? Airlifted by Sea Stallion helicopter? Well, the latter comes a bit closer, but only in a manner of speaking. And only if you stretch the pun beyond taste and comprehension. Horses, real ones, are involved in a traditional procession [...]
