George Bush Sr. Once Wrote This Funny Memo To The White House Staff Regarding His Fat Dog Ranger
Presidential dogs are a tradition that goes back all the way to George Washington – 30 of the 44 presidents have had at least one dog in the West Wing.
Current President Donald Trump is the first since William McKinley over 100 years ago to not have a dog or pet of any kind in the White House, explaining that he “doesn’t have the time,” and that it “feels a little phony to me.” According to his first wife Ivana, Trump is simply “not a dog fan.”
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Back in 1992, when George Bush Sr. was President, an English Springer Spaniel named Ranger found a happy home at the White House. Ranger was a friendly pup who was popular with the staff, so much so that many of them couldn’t resist giving him treats.
Ranger became so fat that Bush had to send out this hilarious memo, instructing staff to refrain from feeding Ranger “food of any kind.”
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Ranger was one of six puppies from his mother Millie, who is often referred to as “the most famous dog in White House history.”
President George H.W. Bush and his first dog Millie taking a walk with her puppies. One of the puppies is Ranger
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“My dog Millie knows more about foreign affairs than these two bozos,” George Bush Sr. said during his reelection campaign, in reference to opposition candidates Bill Clinton and Al Gore.
President George H.W. Bush plays with presidential dogs Ranger and Millie after an early afternoon jog at the U.S. Naval Observatory in 1991
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Millie is even credited as the author of Millie’s Book, which was released in August 1990 and reached #1 on the New York Times bestseller nonfiction list that same year.
President George H.W. Bush enjoying a walk with presidential dogs Ranger and Millie
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Sadly, Ranger was euthanized in April 1993 due to cancer, with his obesity contributing to his overall poor health.
Ranger’s brother Spot would later become another presidential pet after George W. Bush moved into the White House in 2001.
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Here’s what people had to say about Ranger and the amusing memo
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I'm not going to comment on George Bush's chops as a US President, but as a dog owner, he was awesome. Nearly every photo showing him with his dogs shows a happy man and very happy pups.
Says the president who letterally banned brocolli from the white house...... Its all in good fun and kinda cute. He seemed really care for those,dogs
He is a blimp a loveable friendly blimp... but still a blimp 🤣 I lost it at that
Didn't always agree with his views, but a calm intelligent and well-spoken man of character and morals. This was the last murican republican president I had any respect for. If Clinton had succeeded Obama as was always the plan before the cheeto hitler threw up all over the political system to get attention, I would likely have an entirely different view of murica and the religious right.
I didn't think too much of George HW as a president, but as a man, I have to give him all respect. A member of the Greatest Generation who very nearly lost his life in the South Pacific. Yet he never paraded those experiences while he was president. Any man who loves his dogs and his wife as much as GHWB did is a real person and worthy of honor.
lol, your surrender is accepted...............again
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I'm not going to comment on George Bush's chops as a US President, but as a dog owner, he was awesome. Nearly every photo showing him with his dogs shows a happy man and very happy pups.
Says the president who letterally banned brocolli from the white house...... Its all in good fun and kinda cute. He seemed really care for those,dogs
He is a blimp a loveable friendly blimp... but still a blimp 🤣 I lost it at that
Didn't always agree with his views, but a calm intelligent and well-spoken man of character and morals. This was the last murican republican president I had any respect for. If Clinton had succeeded Obama as was always the plan before the cheeto hitler threw up all over the political system to get attention, I would likely have an entirely different view of murica and the religious right.
I didn't think too much of George HW as a president, but as a man, I have to give him all respect. A member of the Greatest Generation who very nearly lost his life in the South Pacific. Yet he never paraded those experiences while he was president. Any man who loves his dogs and his wife as much as GHWB did is a real person and worthy of honor.
lol, your surrender is accepted...............again
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