Barack Obama crowns his victory by giving his children a puppy
Barack Obama's two daughters, Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7, have double reason to celebrate their father's historic victory in the American presidential elections today. For as a gift for all their help and support on the campaign trial, they are to be rewarded with a furry friend.
Taking a break from the flag-waving and the applause in Grant Park, Chicago, where Obama made his acceptance speech, he said to his children: "I love you both so much, and you have earned the new puppy that's coming with us to the White House."
Obama did not go into details about a name or breed of the dog, but he is sure to become the focus of intense media interest. The Bush family had two Scottish terriers, Barney and Miss Beazley, who are arguably the most photographed animals in the history of animalkind. Lyndon Johnson's mutt Yuki, who he found at a gas station, often appeared in the photos with the president in the Oval Office. The Kennedy family took things a little further, keeping a pony, Macaroni, in the garden. Perhaps the most famous pet of all, however, was Richard Nixon's dog Checkers. After he ran for vice-president in 1952, he was accused of receiving illegal campaign contributions and said he was keeping the dog no matter what. It became known as "The Checkers Speech."
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