R.I.P. Socks

By Miss Cellania in Animals & Pets on Feb 21, 2009 at 7:24 am


Socks, the White House Cat from 1993 to 2001, has crossed the Rainbow Bridge. Socks became Chelsea Clinton’s cat in 1991 and moved from Little Rock, Arkansas to Washington with the family in 1993. He remained at the White House after Chelsea went to college, where he lived antagonistically with president Clinton’s dog Buddy. When Clinton left office, Socks went to live with presidential secretary Betty Currie in Maryland. Socks, who succumbed to cancer, was approximately 18. Link -via Digg


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  1. Valdis von Squi
    Feb 21st, 2009 at 9:08 am

    R.I.P Socks. :( You were very adorable looking.

  2. seekshelter
    Feb 21st, 2009 at 9:50 am

    poor socks…. and i like the fact that that photo isn’t photoshopped…

  3. seekshelter
    Feb 21st, 2009 at 9:52 am

    well.except for the name and date..

  4. seekshelter
    Feb 21st, 2009 at 9:53 am

    or was that always following him around?

  6. sw
    Feb 21st, 2009 at 11:52 am

    Wait, they didn’t even take Socks with them when they left the White House?! I would have fits if my parents abandoned my kitty. But 18 is a long life, enjoy that great scratching post in the sky, Socks!

  8. Miss Cellania
    Feb 21st, 2009 at 12:14 pm

    sw, they didn’t take Socks to NY because of the animosity between him and Buddy. From what I’ve read, Currie and her husband treated him like a king.

  9. Jen Diggity
    Feb 21st, 2009 at 12:37 pm

    I lost my kitty when she was almost 20. I got her as a kitten when I was 13. We grew up together and she saw me at my worst and at my best and never judged me – just let me pet her and rub her widdle ears. I think it’s awesome Socks got to live a long life. Godspeed!

  11. DaMamaJama
    Feb 21st, 2009 at 4:33 pm

    Rainbow Bridge? He’s now in Niagara Falls Canada? Sorry, couldn’t resist – R.I.P. Socks

  12. zav
    Feb 21st, 2009 at 4:44 pm

    DaMamaJama – I know I’ll bet flogged for this but I think the rainbow bridge is there gay pets go when the die. (zav ducks, zav runs)

  13. Oomi
    Feb 21st, 2009 at 4:50 pm

    Socks lived a good life. RIP <3

  14. Leah
    Feb 21st, 2009 at 6:21 pm

    I have one of the coveted White House Easter Eggs with a Socks the cat paw print and his name. My son found it at the Easter Egg Roll. RIP Socks.

  15. MaiQ
    Feb 21st, 2009 at 10:20 pm

    Cancer? So does this mean he’s gone young?


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