President Nixon's Pets

During the White House years, President Nixon and his family had several pet dogs; unfortunately, there is not much information about them (backgrounds, ages, etc.), except for their general descriptions and names. The President personally had only one dog, “King Timahoe,” an Irish setter. Tricia Nixon had a Yorkshire terrier named “Pasha”; and Julie Nixon had “Vickie,” a toy French poodle. Mrs. Nixon did not have a particular pet, but she was fond of all of them; and the entire family Ð back in the 1950-60’s Ð had the famous cocker spaniel named “Checkers.”