Answer:
President Calvin Coolidge
Explanation:
In 1913, the White House's longstanding provider of Thanksgiving turkeys passed away. Local Maryland farmers were eager to get the president's favor and continued sending him increasingly outlandish turkey stand-ins, one of which was Rebecca, a female raccoon. Unwilling to try raccoon meat and besotted by the animal, President Coolidge and his wife Grace decided to keep the raccoon as a pet, even going so far as to get her an embroidered collar.
