Bowling with Mr. President beneath the White House

messynessychic dot com ^ | 2015

[doug from upland]

If you’ve ever seen The Big Lebowski, you’ll recognise this photograph of President Richard Nixon bowling, which infamously loomed over the Dudes tiki bar in the cult Coen brothers film. It is in fact a real photograph of Nixon and as I recently discovered, in 1969 the former President added his own secret one-lane bowling alley in the basement of the the White House just a few years before the Watergate scandal broke– and it’s still there today.

[doug from upland]

Different photos showed one and two lanes. Maybe remodeled for a particular prez.

[TruthWillWin]

Foul, that’s a 0 for that ball. Does not however look like a foul light is installed on those lanes?

[Iron Munro]

Set pins for 10¢ a game when I was 12 & 13.
All by hand - no pin setting machines.
Most weeks made about $8 - a big week was $20.
Sometimes had to set pins in 4 alleys jumping back and forth.

[Hot Tabasco]

I haven’t bowled in YEARS since I was the worst bowler in the game’s history. :-)

No you weren't...........Go to the last page and last name of the USBC Blue book and you will see my name...........LOL!

[Big Red Badger]

Okay,
Do some “Geek Speak”
How’s the Job?

[doug from upland]

And I used to keep score for my grandfather’s team at the time you hand printed everything.

[Robert A Cook PE]

Waaaaaaaaaaaaay over!
But that’s is a different shirt than the first photo.

(155-160 average, but very consistent 155-160.)

[CASchack]

Was that a pic of Obama bowling? If so, he had the bumpers out!

It would explain his claimed improvement in his bowling score after that laughable 37.

[doug from upland]

Here is Obama bowling

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2210516/posts?page=83#83

[onona]

When I get elected president, I'm gonna refurbish and expand those lanes.

I'm thinking 36. Moonlight madness. Open to the public.

Renovation's gonna include a roller rink right next door.

Yeah, Roll and Bowl at the White Hut !

[CASchack]

Thanks. I forgot that Obama was a lefty. The guy at the site was a righty and had more meat on his bones than the thin one.

[doug from upland]

I like it. Pool tables?

[onona]

Nah, Pool tables attract white trash.