White House horseshoe pit

[1] The first horseshoe pit at the White House was built by President Harry Truman; it is now the site of the putting green laid out by Dwight D. Eisenhower.

[1] A new 40 ft (12 m) pit was built by President George H. W. Bush on the South Lawn and unveiled on 1 April 1989 with 150 guests in attendance.

Yablonski wrote that Bush played horseshoes to "...unwind, break the ice, do casual business, or just get the competitive juices flowing."

[3] Bush would request scouting reports on future horseshoe opponents; at one point asking about teams while waiting for the arrival of Mikhail Gorbachev on the South Lawn.

[3] The Washington Redskins played a long game of horseshoes against Bush after they visited the White House to celebrate their win in Super Bowl XXVI.

"[4] Bush demonstrated horseshoes at the pit for foreign dignitaries including Queen Elizabeth II and the Russian President Boris Yeltsin.