Pets

Photo Essay of India ("Kitty")

Miss Barbara Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush say goodbye to India, the First Kitty, as they prepared to depart the White House in November 2008 en route to Panama. The 18-year-old American Shorthair died peacefully at home Sunday, January 4, 2009. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
Miss Barbara Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush say goodbye to India, the First Kitty, as they prepared to depart the White House in November 2008 en route to Panama. The 18-year-old American Shorthair died peacefully at home Sunday, January 4, 2009. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
India, the White House First Kitty, poses for the camera in this 2006 photograph. The 18-year-old pet died Sunday, January 4, 2009, at home with the President and Mrs. Laura Bush. White House photo by Kimberly Hewitt Mrs. Laura Bush holds India, the First Kitty, during a 2004 taping of Barney Cam at the White House. Affectionately known as Kitty by the family, the 18-year-old American Shorthair died Sunday, January 4, 2009, at home in the White House. White House photo by Susan Sterner
India, the First Kitty, creeps across the floor during taping in 2006 of the annual, holiday Barney Cam. The 18-year-old American Shorthair died Sunday, January 4, 2009, at the White House. White House photo by Kimberly Hewitt As Barney watches on, India gets a good licking from Miss Beazley as the First Pets partake in a Valentine's photo in 2007 in the Red Room of the White House. The 18-year-old American Shorthair, affectionately known as Kitty, died Sunday, January 4, 2009, at the White House. White House photo by Paul Morse
India listens attentively to a piano serenade in the Private Residence of the White House in this 2007 photograph. The 18-year-old Bush family pet died Sunday, January 4, 2009, at home in the White House. White House photo by Paul Morse India, Barney and Miss Beazley pose patiently for a Valentine's photo on the South Lawn of the White House in this 2008 photograph. The First Kitty died peacefully at home Sunday, January 4, 2009, at the age of 18. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
Miss Barbara Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush say goodbye to India, the First Kitty, as they prepared to depart the White House in November 2008 en route to Panama. The 18-year-old American Shorthair died peacefully at home Sunday, January 4, 2009. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian Barbara and Jenna Bush share a special moment with Willie, the Bush family cat, on Jenna's wedding day May 10, 2008. White House photo by Paul Morse.

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