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Eleanor Roosevelt, Fala, and Mackenzie King at Conference

In this black and white photograph, Fala, the dog of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, shows Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King one of his tricks with the aid of Mrs. Roosevelt. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt traveled to Canada for the Second Quebec Conference along with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Fala, a Scottish Terrier, was a gift to President Roosevelt from his cousin Margaret Daisy Suckley. Fala went to live in the White House on November 10, 1940, and regularly traveled with the President, including trips to Roosevelts homes in both Hyde Park, New York and Warm Springs, Georgia. Fala was popular among the American public and frequently received letters from people across the country. In 1943, MGM made a short-subject film relating the World War II home front story from Fala's perspective. The studio made a second installment in 1946 after his master's death that included Fala's tour of Hyde Park, the Roosevelt family estate, and future site of a presidential library.
Photographer
Unknown
Date of Work
September 11, 1944
Type
Photograph
Credit
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum/NARA
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