Nanny and Nanko were two goats[1] and First Pets of America[2] which were owned by Abraham Lincoln.[3][4] These goats were the gift of Lincoln to his son, Tad Lincoln[5][6][7] when his son wanted a goat[8] and his son liked these goats very much.[9] His sons Tad Lincoln and William Wallace Lincoln played with these goats inside and outside of the White House.[10]
In the 1860s, Lincoln shared his home with these goats.[11] Abraham Lincoln and his family enjoyed the goats while living in the White House. Sometimes, they chewed up the furniture of the White House.[12] They grazed on the grounds of the White House. After the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, his widow Mary Todd Lincoln, gave the goats away to a friend.[13][14] According to Lincoln, they were the best and kindest goats in the world[15] as he loved goats.[16]