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家庭寵物
跟他的孩子
一樣，羅斯福總統似乎很喜愛家中為數眾多的寵物。在這張照片中，他的兒子昆汀正在檢查手中的金甲蟲。羅斯福喜歡寫信給他的朋友，告訴他們關於他小孩寵物的事，這兒有一份範例：
致白宮華德太太 (Mrs.
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward) ，1902年10月20日
「這時，我的小女兒正在室外，而我則負責照顧兩隻小型天竺鼠，但她覺得它們跟我同在一室並不安全；假如可以預防的話，我絕對不會故意傷害任何生物的」。
您會把您的寵物交給羅斯福照顧嗎？
President Roosevelt seemed to enjoy the family's numerous pets just as much as his children. In this photo, his son Quentin is examining a June bug on his hand. Roosevelt enjoyed writing letters to his friends and telling them about his children's animals. Here's an example:
To Mrs. Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward White House, Oct. 20, 1902,
"At this moment, my small daughter being out, I am acting as nurse to two wee guinea pigs, which she feels would not be safe save in the room with me--and if I can prevent it I do not intend to have wanton suffering inflicted on any creature."
Would you have trusted Roosevelt to take care of your pet?
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