[Answer] What unusual animal did President Calvin Coolidge and his wife keep as a pet?

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What unusual animal did President Calvin Coolidge and his wife keep as a pet?

• Raccoon:The White House has been home to plenty of dogs and cats, but only one president kept a raccoon as a pet. While Calvin Coolidge was in office, he and his wife, Grace, ended up with a pet raccoon after a constituent sent the raccoon to Coolidge as a Thanksgiving present. The raccoon was presumably meant to be eaten, but the Coolidges elected to keep it as a pet instead. Rebecca, as the raccoon was known, was regularly seen draped around the president's neck or led around the White House on a leash. While the Coolidges adored Rebecca, White House staffers were less fond of the unusual pet due to Rebecca’s proclivity to rip clothing and chew on furniture.

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