Collection Animal Ambassadors
Animals, whether pampered household pets, working livestock, birds, squirrels, or strays, have long been a major part of White House...
President Bush with Millie
- Photographer
- Michael Sargent
- Date of Work
- April 20, 1989
- Credit
- George Bush Presidential Library and Museum/NARA
President Bush with Millie
President Bush accompanies his Springer Spaniel, Millie, and her five puppies on the White House South Lawn. One of the puppies, Spotty, would live in George W. Bush's White House.
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