Laddie Boy! First Celebrity Presidential Pet (1929)

This Day in Esoteric Political History

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🗓️ 2 February 2023

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

It’s February 2nd. This day in 1929, Laddie Boy died and the country mourned.

Jody, NIki, and Kellie discuss Warren Harding’s dog, and why he was such a beloved celebrity.

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to this day in esoteric political history from Radiotopia.
0:07.0	My name is Jody Avergan.
0:09.0	This day February 2nd, 1929. I don't know, the country is in mourning a little bit because a
0:17.5	famous political figure has just passed away at the end of January. Laddie Boy was no longer with us.
0:25.0	A true political celebrity.
0:26.6	Laddie Boy was.
0:27.9	Warren Harding's dog.
0:28.9	Everyone knew that.
0:29.5	Warren Harding's dog.
0:30.3	Laddie Boy.
0:31.0	But for real, Laddie Boy was kind of the first first pet and in many ways set the template for presidential pets going forward.
0:38.4	We love to talk about presidential pets on this show.
0:42.1	So let's get into it. You've got your socks and your
0:44.6	Millies and your checkers, but for today it is all about Laddie Boy. I want to
0:49.7	give a shout out to Aaron for suggesting that we talk about Laddie Boy here to do that as always
0:54.6	nickel hammer of Vanderbilt and Kelly Carter Jackson of Wellesley hello there
0:58.8	hello Jody hey there Laddie Boy was a very good boy.
1:04.0	Very good boy.
1:05.0	I think we can say that.
1:07.0	I guess we should describe Laddie Boy and maybe that will start to
1:11.0	um paint a picture of why Laddie Boy was such a celebrity.
1:15.7	But I want to take a crack at talking about what Laddie Boy looked like.
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