Three U.S. presidents have owned cocker spaniels: Bill Clinton, Richard Nixon, and Harry S. Truman.
Nixon was in trouble for keeping campaign contributions and gifts during his vice-presidential campaign, including one furry little present: a black and white cocker spaniel.
Nixon’s little girls, Julie and Tricia, had fallen in love with their new pup, so Nixon told the American people that there was no way he was giving Checkers back because it would break his daughters’ hearts.
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