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White House Tennis Court
The tennis court in 1984 (Dept of Defense)
Love all, Mr. PresidentThe White House tennis court has been a favorite outdoor recreation area for many presidents and their families. Tennis courts have been in place since the Theodore Roosevelt years, and here everyone from the Wilson daughters, Coolidge sons, Ford, and Bush has played. Florence Harding hosted the first women's tennis exhibition, and Nancy Reagan held a fund-raiser tournament here. It was on the White House tennis court where Calvin Coolidge, Jr. got a blister after playing without socks, which led to his death by blood-poisoning at the age of 16. |
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The tennis court in 2006 (mcm4president)
Presidential Adviser Clay Johnson with Barney in 2004 (White House)
The tennis court in 1992 (HABS)
The tennis court in 1992 (HABS)
George HW Bush playing doubles tennis with Pete Sampras in 1990 (Bush Library)
Photographer David Kennerly and Chief of Staff Donald Rumsfeld with President Ford in 1975 (Ford Library)
Sandy Wiener and Bill Tilden on the courts in 1923 (Library of Congress)
The original tennis court, in 1909, just south of the West Wing, where the West Wing Terrace is now (Library of Congress)
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