Decades after their White House years, the Nixon and Eisenhower families remain closely linked. Julie Nixon and David Eisenhower married in 1968 and have three children: Jennie (born 1978), Alexander (1980), and Melanie (1984).

The couple first crossed paths as youngsters at the 1956 Republican National Convention, where Eisenhower and Nixon were initially nominated for president and vice president. They later began dating when they attended different colleges in Amherst, Massachusetts, and eventually tied the knot on December 22, 1968—after President Nixon had been elected but before he took office.

Historically, Eisenhower gave Nixon the nod as his running mate in 1952, and the campaign secured a sweeping victory with 442 electoral votes. Four years later, the duo achieved an even stronger showing with 457 electoral votes. Adlai Stevenson II carried the Democratic banner in both campaigns. Although Nixon’s presidency is often remembered for controversy, including his resignation, his influence in the Electoral College remains notable, with 301 votes in 1968 and 520 in 1972, and broad support across most states besides Massachusetts and Washington, D.C.