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Barney the Dog on the White House Lawn
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- Photograph by Maggie Knaus, copyright White House Historical Association
Barney the Dog on the White House Lawn
Creator: Maggie Knaus, July 2002.
Scottish terrier Barney Bush plays with a volleyball on the White House South Lawn.
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