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There were two different bowling alleys in the White House.

One was installed as a birthday gift to President Harry S Truman in 1947. The alley was in The West Wing on the ground floor and it was moved in 1955 to the Old Executive Office Building.

President Richard Nixon had a new one-lane bowling alley installed under the driveway leading to the North Portico in 1969.

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Bowling lanes were first built in the ground floor of theWest Wing as a birthday gift for President Truman in 1947 (in the location of the present-day Situation Room); Truman didn't care for bowling himself, but allowed staff to start a league. These were moved to the Old Executive Office Building in 1955 to make way for a mimeograph room. In 1969, President and Mrs. Nixon, both avid bowlers, had a new one-lane alley built (paid for by friends) in an underground workspace area below the driveway leading to the North Portico.

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The Whitehouse had two Bowling lanes until it was moved to the Old Executive Office Building. A single lane was built during Nixon's presidency and remains. There's been various improvements over the years.

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The bowling lanes in the White House are NOT under the driveway.

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a birthday gift for President Trueman in 1947, he did not care for bowling, but let the the staff start a league

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Charley Starcher Bowling Construction. He was a sub-contractor for AMF. He installed the lanes under the order of Richard Nixon when the lane was built under the North driveway.

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There are two bowling lanes located in the White House

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Yes there is.

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