Promise Kept: A puppy for Sasha and Malia
By Bill Adair
April 13, 2009
The Obamas choose a dog with a good Democratic pedigree (a gift from the Kennedys)
The Obamas choose a dog with a good Democratic pedigree (a gift from the Kennedys)
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