FDR's Fala

President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's constant companion, Fala, a Scottish Terrier, was the most famous dog in the world. A beloved witness to history, Fala was also the center of political controversy.
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  • Fala at 4 months old. One of our favorite photos of that famous pup. Enlarge to see who he’s with.

    Fala at 4 months old. One of our favorite photos of that famous pup. Enlarge to see who he’s with.

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  • A Special Gift 7:15pm – 10:40pm (dinner) Daisy Suckley Note: Miss Suckley presented Scottie puppy (7 mos) to FDR. Usher’s log gives its name as “Fallo,” clearly a misspelling of Fala.  (White House Usher’s Diary, November 10th, 1940 - FDR: Day by Day)

    A Special Gift

    7:15pm – 10:40pm

    (dinner) Daisy Suckley

    Note: Miss Suckley presented Scottie puppy (7 mos) to FDR. Usher’s log gives its name as “Fallo,” clearly a misspelling of Fala. 

    (White House Usher’s Diary, November 10th, 1940 - FDR: Day by Day)

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  • FDR plays with his faithful Scottish terrier, Dec. 1, 1940. (LIFE)

    FDR plays with his faithful Scottish terrier, Dec. 1, 1940. (LIFE)

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  • FDR at a picnic on “Sunset Hill” near Pine Plains, NY. Fala is 4 months old. The doll next to the president is a handmade shaker doll made by Mary Garettson of Rhinebeck, N.Y. August 8, 1940 (FDR Presidential Library & Museum)

    FDR at a picnic on “Sunset Hill” near Pine Plains, NY. Fala is 4 months old. The doll next to the president is a handmade shaker doll made by Mary Garettson of Rhinebeck, N.Y. August 8, 1940 (FDR Presidential Library & Museum)

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  • Witness to History “During the last week of December (1941), twenty-six nations at war with the Axis had negotiated a declaration of unity and purpose. The document, entitled ‘A Declaration by the United Nations’ … was signed in the president’s study at 10 p.m. As the invited guests gathered round, (Eleanor’s friend, Mrs. Charles Hamlin) recalled, ‘It was as quiet as a church in the study-not a whisper, the only sound came from Fala who was stretched out sleeping heavily-oblivious of the momentous happenings.’” —From “No Ordinary Time” by Doris Kearns Goodwin                 (FDR Presidential Library photo, c. 1940)

    Witness to History

    “During the last week of December (1941), twenty-six nations at war with the Axis had negotiated a declaration of unity and purpose. The document, entitled ‘A Declaration by the United Nations’ … was signed in the president’s study at 10 p.m. As the invited guests gathered round, (Eleanor’s friend, Mrs. Charles Hamlin) recalled, ‘It was as quiet as a church in the study-not a whisper, the only sound came from Fala who was stretched out sleeping heavily-oblivious of the momentous happenings.’” —From “No Ordinary Time” by Doris Kearns Goodwin                

    (FDR Presidential Library photo, c. 1940)

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