Marriage
On December 22, 1968, after her father was elected president but before he took office, Julie married David Eisenhower, grandson of former President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The couple had known each other since meeting at the 1956 Republican National Convention. The Reverend Norman Vincent Peale officiated in the non-denominational rite at the Marble Collegiate Church in New York City.
The Eisenhowers have three children:
- Jennie Elizabeth (b. San Clemente, Orange County, California, August 15, 1978), an actress
- Alexander Richard (b. 1980)
- Melanie Catherine (b. 1984)
Read more about this topic: Julie Nixon Eisenhower
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