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Fala

A photo of a Scottish terrier.

This image is a still from a 1944 MGM film called "Fala At Hyde Park." Fala was Franklin Roosevelt’s Scottish Terrier, often accompanying the President on official trips. He remains one of the most famous presidential pets. Fala was a Christmas gift from FDR’s cousin, Margaret Suckley. His original name was Big Boy, but FDR renamed him Murray the Outlaw of Falahill, a famous Scottish ancestor. He was a clever dog, his antics frequently reported by the media and by the President and Eleanor. Fala survived FDR by seven years, living with Eleanor at Val-Kill, and is buried near them in a marked grave in the Rose Garden at Springwood.

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Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site, Code: ELRO

Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site, Dutchess County, New York
Latitude: 41.7608985900879, Longitude: -73.8968963623047

1944

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Organization: Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
Address: 4097 Albany Post Rd

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