There’s a story that he once fed from the table at a formal dinner in the house and when someone took umbrage he said, “If the gold fork was good enough for former President James Buchanan, I think it is good enough for Tabby.”
Socks the cat peers over the podium in the White House briefing room Saturday March 19, 1994. A White House groundskeeper was walking Socks when he stopped and lifted Socks to the podium. (AP Photo/Marcy Nighswander)
BeerFarmer7 on March 19th, 2021 at 17:34 UTC »
He can assure you, he IS a cat....
polyhazard on March 19th, 2021 at 18:51 UTC »
Fun fact: President Lincoln was a cat lover.
There’s a story that he once fed from the table at a formal dinner in the house and when someone took umbrage he said, “If the gold fork was good enough for former President James Buchanan, I think it is good enough for Tabby.”
Spartan2470 on March 19th, 2021 at 19:22 UTC »
Here is the source of this image. Per there: