All Creatures Great and Small: Presidential Gifts to the National Zoological Park
Subject(s): Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908, Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933, Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969, Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923, Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901, Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964, McKinley, William, 1843-1901, National Zoological Park (U.S.), Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994, Presidents' pets, Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972, Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924, Zoos
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List of animals donated to the National Zoological Park in Washington, D.C. by Presidents of the United States. Twelve presidents from Grover Cleveland to Richard Nixon are on the list. Between January 1902 and November 1909, Theodore Roosevelt made twenty-seven donations of thirty-eight individual animals and birds, including thirteen opossums, to the zoo.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
Creation Date
1980
Creator(s)
Language
English
Period
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Image
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Rights
No permission is required from the Theodore Roosevelt Association to use items in the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal collection for educational purposes. For permissions, contact William Tilchin at (516) 921-6319 or by email at wnt@bu.edu.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
All Creatures Great and Small: Presidential Gifts to the National Zoological Park. [January 15, 1980]. Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o305964. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Hamlet, Billie. All Creatures Great and Small: Presidential Gifts to the National Zoological Park. [15 Jan. 1980]. Image.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o305964.
APA:
Hamlet, Billie., [1980, January 15]. All Creatures Great and Small: Presidential Gifts to the National Zoological Park.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o305964.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
APA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
