FACT CHECK #9Y502175

WHAT WE FOUND

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.

SOURCES

1. 1 · fordlibrarymuseum.govACADEMIC
   [PDF] Bowling Alley - White House - Gerald R. Ford Museum

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2. 2 · whitehousehistory.orgWEB
   President Richard Nixon Bowling at the Executive Office Building in ...

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3. 3 · history.comWEB
   President Truman inaugurates White House bowling alley

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4. 4 · businessinsider.comWEB
   What Presidents and First Ladies Have Added to the White House

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5. 5 · notboredindc.comWEB
   Bowling at the White House: What It's Like & How to Go

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6. 6 · bowlingheritage.comWEB
   NIXON IN THE WHITE HOUSE LANES - bowling heritage

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