People: Sep. 15, 1986

Other Presidents have had their Falas and King Timahoes. But since well before their 688-acre ranch became the Western White House, the pet-loving Reagans have been opening their gates and arms to just about anything that barks, meows, whinnies or quacks. The most recent additions to the First Couple's ranch menagerie are three kittens that Caretakers Courtney Trisler and Barney Barnett found wandering outside a Santa Barbara, Calif., supermarket last month. Confident that the Reagans would be happy to shelter the unfortunate felines, Trisler and Barnett toted them up the mountain. Nancy welcomed the cats and, after consulting with the President,...

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