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President Richard Nixon had a one-lane bowling alley installed under the North Portico of the White House in 1969 4 6. While Harry Truman inaugurated the first White House bowling alley in 1947 3, Nixon commissioned this additional lane to provide a more private facility 6. High-credibility government records specify that the project was paid for by his friends, including Charles Rebozo, rather than with taxpayer money 1. Before this installation, Nixon frequently used the existing lanes in the Old Executive Office Building 2 5.