Nanny and Nanko

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Nanny and Nanko were two goats [1] and First Pets of America [2] which were owned by Abraham Lincoln. [3] [4] These goats were the gift of Lincoln to his son, Tad Lincoln [5] [6] [7] when his son wanted a goat [8] and his son liked these goats very much. [9] His sons Tad Lincoln and William Wallace Lincoln played with these goats inside and outside of the White House. [10]

Biography

In the 1860s, Lincoln shared his home with these goats. [11] Abraham Lincoln and his family enjoyed the goats while living in the White House. Sometimes, they chewed up the furniture of the White House. [12] They grazed on the grounds of the White House. After the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, his widow Mary Todd Lincoln, gave the goats away to a friend. [13] [14] According to Lincoln, they were the best and kindest goats in the world [15] as he loved goats. [16]

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  2. ↑ Roy, Sandip (2022-06-23). "There's a lesson for our politicians in the British Royal Family's cuddlier makeover". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2022-09-29.
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  4. ↑ Uncle John's Greatest Know on Earth Bathroom Reader: Curiosities, Rarities & Amazing Oddities. Simon and Schuster. 2020-09-01. ISBN   978-1-64517-502-5.
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  6. ↑ Weaver, Sue (2021-03-16). The Goat. Ivy Press. ISBN   978-1-78240-948-9.
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  8. ↑ Winkle, Kenneth J. (2011-09-30). Abraham and Mary Lincoln. SIU Press. ISBN   978-0-8093-3049-2.
  9. ↑ "ABRAHAM LINCOLN AND ANIMALS" (PDF). National Park Service.
  10. ↑ Whitcomb, John; Whitcomb, Claire (2002). Real Life at the White House: Two Hundred Years of Daily Life at America's Most Famous Residence. Psychology Press. ISBN   978-0-415-93951-5.
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