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 In Quebec, With FDR And Churchill Bevy of press photographers circle Fala, who by this time is used to such goings on. Afterwards some photographers affectionately posed with the dog who put up with this graciously. (LIFE, Aug. 30, 1943) More of Fala in Quebec

    Fala In Quebec, With FDR And Churchill

    Bevy of press photographers circle Fala, who by this time is used to such goings on. Afterwards some photographers affectionately posed with the dog who put up with this graciously. (LIFE, Aug. 30, 1943)

    More of Fala in Quebec

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  • Promises, Promises Although denied a part in the allied war strategy talks, Fala, FDR’s pet Scottie, is representing the dogs of America at Quebec. “When the war is over, there’ll be a nice, juicy beef bone every day for every dog,” Fala told reporters while flash bulbs popped and cameras clicked. (Warsaw Daily Union, Aug. 21, 1943)

    Promises, Promises

    Although denied a part in the allied war strategy talks, Fala, FDR’s pet Scottie, is representing the dogs of America at Quebec. “When the war is over, there’ll be a nice, juicy beef bone every day for every dog,” Fala told reporters while flash bulbs popped and cameras clicked. (Warsaw Daily Union, Aug. 21, 1943)

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  • cheerupcupcake: Fala, U.S. Ambassador to Canada, with members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

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    Fala, U.S. Ambassador to Canada, with members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

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  • Fala, featured in the The Story of the Canadian Pacific Railway

    Fala, featured in the The Story of the Canadian Pacific Railway

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  • ochayescottishterriers: Eleanor Roosevelt gives a treat to Fala as he performs for Prime Minister MacKenzie King during the Second Quebec Conference. September 1944: From the FDR Presidential Library and Museum

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    Eleanor Roosevelt gives a treat to Fala as he performs for Prime Minister MacKenzie King during the Second Quebec Conference. September 1944: From the FDR Presidential Library and Museum

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