Socks came to the White House with the Clintons and reigned supreme until the Chocolate Lab, Buddy broke on the scene. There was dislike between them and at the end of his administration, Socks went off to live with President Clinton’s Secretary, Betty Currie, and Buddy enjoyed his life at Chappaqua, N.Y. until he was struck and killed by a car. Bill Clinton is quoted to have said his only friends at the time of his impeachment ordeal were his cat, Socks, and his dog. Buddy. Socks was so popular with the public she had her own fan club for eight years, and children all over the country wrote to her. Socks is alive and well as far as we know today and lives with Betty Currie in Hollywood, Maryland. |