Pauline Wayne was a Holstein cow that belonged to William Howard Taft, the 27th president of the United States.

2013年7月22日 · Our 27th president, William Howard Taft, was one of the last presidents to keep a cow on the White House grounds. He brought his cow Mooly Wooly with him to Washington.

When President Taft took office, Mrs. Taft insisted they buy a cow to be kept at the White House. She knew that Washington, D.C. did not have dairies nearby. Her husband was well-known for his appetite, and their youngest child, Charles who was 11, would be living with them. Mrs. Taft wanted to be sure the family’s milk and butter needs were ...

President Taft's Cow, Pauline Wayne Previous cows served primarily as milk producers at the Executive Mansion, but Pauline was adored beyond her role as a dairy source. She shared the White House stables with Taft’s presidential carriage horses, …

2015年7月13日 · President Taft’s Holstein named Pauline Wayne (pictured above in front of the Old Executive Office building), was the last cow at the White House. Pauline Wayne eventually retired to Wisconsin when Taft left office, but other farm animals were a common sight for years.

2021年1月21日 · Pauline Wayne III was President William Howard Taft's celebrity cow. She grazed on the White House grounds. But en route to a guest appearance at a dairy show in Wisconsin, she went missing, setting off a comic turn of events. Library historian Margaret McAleer tells this charming tale.

2021年2月15日 · So, when William Howard Taft arrived in 1909 there was nothing unusual about his cow Mooly Wooly grazing on the South Lawn. She was responsible for keeping the White House supplied with fresh...

2023年6月22日 · William Howard Taft served as president from 1909 to 1913. During his presidency, a small dairy cow named Pauline Wayne became his pet. Pauline was a gift to Taft’s wife, First Lady Helen Taft, in 1909 from a Wisconsin Senator named Isaac Stephenson.

2010年9月9日 · So did you know that President William Howard Taft kept a Holstein dairy cow named Pauline Wayne on the White House lawn? For two years, Pauline dutifully supplied President Taft and his family with fresh milk every day. Shortly before Taft left office in 1913, Pauline was shipped back to her former owner in Wisconsin.

President William Howard Taft's cow, Pauline, poses in front of the Navy Building, which is known today as the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. Pauline was the last cow to live at the White House and provided milk for President Taft (1909-13).