Dogs in Politics: Meet Westport’s Dog Mayor
As we go into the 2025 campaign season, let’s be honest. . . Dogs help politicians look more likeable and trustworthy. It’s a fact. Dogs became political ambassadors on September 23, 1952, when then VP candidate Richard Nixon mentioned his cocker spaniel, Mr. Checkers, in a televised speech, famously known as the Checkers Speech, where […]
