Why did a horse ride the White House elevator during the Theodore Roosevelt administration?
To visit a sick child
I thought the story was worth repeating:
"When Theodore Roosevelt became President in 1901, the White House suddenly became a very lively place. Roosevelt had six children, and the children loved pets. The Executive Mansion burst at the seams with dogs, cats, squirrels, raccoons, rabbits, guinea pigs, a badger, a black bear, a rat, a parrot and a green garter snake.
The children's favorite pet was a pony named Algonquin. When Archie Roosevelt got the measles and was made to stay in his second floor bedroom, his brothers decided to cheer him up with a visit from Algonquin. How did the Roosevelt boys get Algonquin to the second floor? The way everyone else went up: Algonquin rode in the elevator."
Have a great weekend!
Lori
To visit a sick child
I thought the story was worth repeating:
"When Theodore Roosevelt became President in 1901, the White House suddenly became a very lively place. Roosevelt had six children, and the children loved pets. The Executive Mansion burst at the seams with dogs, cats, squirrels, raccoons, rabbits, guinea pigs, a badger, a black bear, a rat, a parrot and a green garter snake.
The children's favorite pet was a pony named Algonquin. When Archie Roosevelt got the measles and was made to stay in his second floor bedroom, his brothers decided to cheer him up with a visit from Algonquin. How did the Roosevelt boys get Algonquin to the second floor? The way everyone else went up: Algonquin rode in the elevator."
Have a great weekend!
Lori
