Collection The Ford White House 1974 - 1977
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President Richard Nixon Bowling at the Executive Office Building in 1970
- Date of Work
- 1970
- Medium
- Photo
- Credit
- National Archives
President Richard Nixon Bowling at the Executive Office Building in 1970
President Richard Nixon rolls the ball toward the pins in the Old Executive Office Building bowling alley. The Nixons had a one-lane bowling alley built at the White House in 1973.
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