FDR Scottie Terrier
SKU N-20-4204
"Arguably history's best known presidential pet was Fala, a Scottish terrier given to Franklin Roosevelt in 1940 by his distant cousin Margaret Suckley. Fala appeared in political cartoons, news articles, movie shorts, and even FDR's campaign speeches. Secret Service agents called Fala "The Informer" because, during secret wartime presidential trips, the dog was instantly recognized while out on his walks. But this celebrity was put to good use in 1941 when Fala was named national president of Barkers for Britain."
--Prologue Magazine, Winter 2006, Vol. 38, No. 4
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