Pauline Wayne

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President William Howard Taft's cow, Pauline, poses in front of the Navy Building, which is known today as the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.

Pauline Wayne was a Holstein cow which belonged to William Howard Taft, the 27th President of the United States. Also known as "Miss Wayne", Pauline was not Tafts' first presidential cow: she replaced the lesser-known "Mooly Wooly", who was unable to provide milk for the First Family. Taft and his wife, Helen Herron Taft, had growing children; as well, Taft notoriously was a large eater. Accordingly, Mooly Wooly was replaced by Pauline Wayne.

From 1909 to 1913 Miss Wayne freely grazed the White House lawn. She was the last presidential cow to live at the White House and was considered as much a Taft family pet as she was livestock.

The origins of the name "Pauline Wayne" are unknown.