Introduction -- Founding dogs -- House-divided dogs -- Reconstruction and Gilded Age dogs -- Progressive era dogs - Dogs of the roaring twenties -- New Deal dogs -- Cold war dogs -- Dogs of the seventies -- End-of-the-century dogs -- New millennium dogs -- Rescue era dogs

"From historian-in-residence at the Presidential Pet Museum, Andrew Hager, comes a fond, fascinating, and often surprising look at the dogs who were the best friends of the presidents, featuring unforgettable photographs. Organized by historical eras, All-American dogs will take readers through the captivating history of the White House's four-legged friends, the impact they had on their owner-in-chiefs, and, ultimately, American history"--