diff --git a/requests/models.py b/requests/models.py
index 942bd9b2..ea4d685d 100644
--- a/requests/models.py
+++ b/requests/models.py
@@ -341,6 +341,7 @@ class Response(object):
         #: Raw content of the response, in bytes.
         #: If ``content-encoding`` of response was set to ``gzip``, the
         #: response data will be automatically deflated.
+        self.content = None
         self._content = None
         #: Integer Code of responded HTTP Status.
         self.status_code = None
@@ -358,7 +359,7 @@ class Response(object):
         #: the history of the Request. Any redirect responses will end
         #: up here.
         self.history = []
-
+        #: The Request that created the Response.
         self.request = None