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]
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]
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]
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]