![John Quincy Adams was President of the United States from 1825 to 1829. A pet alligator was a surprise gift to the president by Marquis de Lafayette, A French General who played John Quincy Adams was President of the United States from 1825 to 1829. A pet alligator was a surprise gift to the president by Marquis de Lafayette, A French General who played](https://i.redd.it/6d0bol6j5l361.jpg)
John Quincy Adams was President of the United States from 1825 to 1829. A pet alligator was a surprise gift to the president by Marquis de Lafayette, A French General who played
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President Adams' Alligator: and Other White House Pets (Little Patriot Press): 9781621570356 - AbeBooks
![John Quincy Adams on X: "My alligator pet is pretty #swol and I keep him in the White house bathroom. Hey Andrew Jackson you have to pee? https://t.co/WSDLmh9W0c" / X John Quincy Adams on X: "My alligator pet is pretty #swol and I keep him in the White house bathroom. Hey Andrew Jackson you have to pee? https://t.co/WSDLmh9W0c" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CURKimWUcAAc1ga.jpg)
John Quincy Adams on X: "My alligator pet is pretty #swol and I keep him in the White house bathroom. Hey Andrew Jackson you have to pee? https://t.co/WSDLmh9W0c" / X
Elmwood Park Zoo - Dogs and cats aren't the only animals to roam the White House...presidents in the past have had goats, bears, a pygmy hippo and even alligators! Just a furriendly
![Presidential Trivia on X: "President John Quincy Adams received an alligator from the Marquis de Lafayette. He kept it in the East Room of the White House. https://t.co/yIsfgM70c7 https://t.co/SNfN8pw2QI" / X Presidential Trivia on X: "President John Quincy Adams received an alligator from the Marquis de Lafayette. He kept it in the East Room of the White House. https://t.co/yIsfgM70c7 https://t.co/SNfN8pw2QI" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DdhVSTkXcAAQzKd.jpg)