"Former First Cat Socks, one of the world’s most famous felines, died Friday at the age of 20 after battling throat cancer since November. A stray cat rescued by the Clinton's daughter, Chelsea, Socks lived in the governor’s mansion in Arkansas and later moved with the family to the White House.
'Socks brought much happiness to Chelsea and us over the years, and enjoyment to kids and cat lovers everywhere', the Clintons said in a statement, released first to PEOPLE.COM. 'We're grateful for those memories, and we especially want to thank our good friend, Betty Currie, for taking such loving care of Socks for so many years'.
Currie, the president's personal secretary, and her husband, Bob, took over care of Socks after the Clintons left the White House. It was near their home in Maryland that Socks was put to sleep Friday morning. 'He could no longer stand and wasn’t eating', according to family friend and presidential historian Barry Landau".
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