SITE UNSEEN "Not many visitors know about the President Lincoln and Soldiers' Home National Monument [www.nationaltrust."LAST CALL Where would you take Chester A. With those sexy muttonchops, he'd get past any velvet rope. "Both would brass wire Manufacturers make Dick very comfortable., near where he grew up. Every president since Madison has worshipped there.May 06, 2009 OCCUPATION Comedian, author, presidential historianHOME BASE New York CityPET PROJECT Rocca, a veteran of Comedy Central's Daily Show with Jon Stewart and a commentator for CNN, VH-1, and NPR, recently embarked on a book tour for All the Presidents' Pets, his speculative (and uproarious) history of our chief executives and their animals, from Pauline the cow to Socks the cat." —Peter Jon Lindberg KEEPING COOLIDGE IN NEW YORK On a quiet Sunday afternoon you might have found old Cal at the Cloisters [Fort Tryon Park; 212/923-3700; www.

And I love that huge statue of Teddy Roosevelt on Roosevelt Island—a nature preserve in the middle of the Potomac—there's something almost Marxist-Leninist about its scale.org], across from Lafayette Square.org]."DOG GONE Where would Nixon walk Checkers, if they were alive today?"Well, there's a pleasant lawn at CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia, and a nice little trail in the basement of the FBI building," Rocca jokes.metmuseum. CHURCH AND STATE I've always loved St. One stop was in D. He was laconic, taciturn—not much of a talker—so he'd feel right at home. John's Church [16th and H Streets NW; 202/347-8766; www.C. "It's a peaceful place that presidents once used as a retreat. It's yellow and doesn't have a center aisle, which is kind of appropriate.org]," Rocca says.stjohns-dc. Legend has it that Lincoln was nearly assassinated there in August 1864—the shot pierced his top hat. Arthur for a night on the town?"Chet would definitely be on the U Street corridor—he's too happening for staid old Georgetown