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mahatmakanejeeves

(57,393 posts) Mon Jul 20, 2020, 06:48 AM Jul 2020

William Howard Taft's dairy cow, Pauline, last cow to live at the White House: #LOC

William Howard Taft’s dairy cow, Pauline, last cow to live at the White House: #LOC

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William Howard Taft's dairy cow, Pauline, last cow to live at the White House: #LOC (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2020 OP

It's a good thing Pauline isn't there now. Junior would use her for target practice. Vinca Jul 2020 #1

what's the bldg in the background? onethatcares Jul 2020 #2

The State, War and Navy Building - now the Eisenhower Executive Office Building muriel_volestrangler Jul 2020 #3

I was curious too! It's the Eisenhower Executive Office Building A HERETIC I AM Jul 2020 #4

thanks for the replies. onethatcares Jul 2020 #5

Vinca

(50,261 posts)

1. It's a good thing Pauline isn't there now. Junior would use her for target practice.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Jul 20, 2020, 06:57 AM

Jul 2020

onethatcares

(16,166 posts)

2. what's the bldg in the background?

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Jul 20, 2020, 07:27 AM

Jul 2020

It doesn't look anything like anything I've seen.

muriel_volestrangler

(101,307 posts)

3. The State, War and Navy Building - now the Eisenhower Executive Office Building

Reply to onethatcares (Reply #2)

Mon Jul 20, 2020, 07:33 AM

Jul 2020

https://www.whitehousehistory.org/photos/president-tafts-cow-pauline-wayne
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eisenhower_Executive_Office_Building

A HERETIC I AM

(24,365 posts)

4. I was curious too! It's the Eisenhower Executive Office Building

Reply to onethatcares (Reply #2)

Mon Jul 20, 2020, 07:35 AM

Jul 2020

It wasn’t called that back then, but it is the same structure;

onethatcares

(16,166 posts)

5. thanks for the replies.

Reply to A HERETIC I AM (Reply #4)

Mon Jul 20, 2020, 07:45 AM

Jul 2020

I wish I could have worked on a project like that in my younger days but I bet it's a roofers' nightmare.

side note.

I had a friend that worked on Independence Hall in Philadelphia in the 80s. He said everything had to historical matching.

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