James A. Garfield had a dog named “Veto”

Written by Michael Nordine of InterestingFacts.com.James A. Garfield didn’t have the strangest presidential pet, that distinction probably belongs to either John Quincy Adams’ alligator (which he kept in a bathtub) or Martin Van Buren’s two tiger cubs, but his dog Veto might have had the cleverest name. Named after the presidential power to prevent a bill passed by Congres...

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