Lincoln Loved Cats, and Other Presidential Pets

Ridiculous History

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History, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 25 August 2022

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Are you a cat person, a dog person, or somewhere in between? It turns out that famous trash-talking wrestler -- and former President -- Abraham Lincoln was also a huge fan of cats. In today's episode, Ben, Noel and Max dive into the lives of Presidential pets, from eagles to goats, dogs and more.

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0:00.0	Hey, I'm Joel Stein. I want you to close your eyes and imagine a pocket watch.
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1:58.0	Welcome back to the show, Ridiculous historians. Thank you. As always, so much for tuning in.
2:03.2	Let's give it up for the one and only super producer, Mr. Max Williams.
2:08.1	Oh, wow.
2:09.3	Woo.
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