Socks was adopted by the Clintons in 1991 after he jumped into the arms of Chelsea Clinton as she was leaving the house of her piano teacher in Little Rock , Arkansas , where he was playing with his sibling , Midnight , who was later adopted by another family .
Socks became the pet cat of the Clintons in 1991 after he jumped into Chelsea Clinton 's arms at her piano teacher 's home in Little Rock , Arkansas . Socks was playing with his sibling , Midnight , who was later adopted by another family .