Through them all there were many moments They were years of peace and years of war. They were years of hardship and years of promise. Much like today, the years of FDR's presidency were trying years for the people of the nation.
Without the political term limits of today, FDR was elected by the people to serve as President of the United States for four consecutive terms, with Fala almost continuously by his side. Fala's stay at the White House was one of the longest in history and may forever remain an unbroken record. Master and puppy knew at once they were going to be great friends and the first time the President patted Fala's head and whispered Good doggie, good doggie, they knew the friendship would blossom into love. The President was delighted with him.
He was a very little puppy when Margaret Daisy Suckley decided he would make a wonderful gift for her cousin Franklin Delano Roosevelt. His full name was Murray the Outlaw of Fala Hill, reduced for the sake of convenience to Fala. With many Americans noting the similarities, real or imaginary, between Barack Obama's task of rebuilding today's shattered economy and Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal of decades past, the story of FDR's beloved little Scotty dog Fala becomes even more worth the telling. Pets ranging from rabbits to goats to chickens, dogs and raccoons, have captured national sentiment throughout our nation's history. The Obama's new puppy coming to the White House is not the first time a First Pet has captured national attention.
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