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    Which US president kept grizzly bears on the White House lawn?

    Question #10253. Asked by M. (Feb 08 01 9:36 AM)


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    		Explorer Zebulon Pike sent a live pair of grizzly bear cubs to Thomas Jefferson at the White House. Jefferson put them in a cage and placed them on the front lawn. In this way, Jefferson showed Americans that new and exciting worlds beyond the Mississippi were waiting to be discovered.

    http://www.whitehousehistory.org/whha/02_learning/subs_4/frame_b_405a.html

    Feb 09 01, 5:39 AM

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