▁University ▁of ▁America ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁When ▁she ▁was ▁at ▁Smith , ▁David ▁Eisen h ower , ▁the ▁grand son ▁of ▁President ▁D w ight ▁D . ▁Eisen h ower , ▁attended ▁Am her st ▁College ▁nearby . ▁Jul ie ▁and ▁David ▁were ▁both ▁invited ▁to ▁address ▁the ▁Had ley ▁Republican ▁Women ' s ▁Club . ▁The ▁club ▁learned ▁that ▁the ▁two ▁were ▁only ▁seven ▁miles ▁apart , ▁and ▁invited ▁them ▁to ▁be ▁featured ▁speak ers . ▁They ▁discussed ▁the ▁inv itations ▁and ▁both ▁chose ▁to ▁decl ine , ▁but ▁would ▁come ▁in ▁contact ▁again ▁when ▁David ▁visited ▁Jul ie ▁with ▁his ▁ro omm ate ▁from ▁Am her st ▁and ▁took ▁her ▁and ▁a ▁friend ▁out ▁to ▁get ▁some ▁ice ▁cre am . ▁David ▁reflected : ▁" I ▁was ▁broke , ▁my ▁ro omm ate ▁forgot ▁his ▁wal let . ▁The ▁girls ▁paid ." ▁ ▁Mar riage ▁ ▁She ▁began ▁d ating ▁David ▁Eisen h ower ▁in ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁when ▁both ▁were ▁fresh men ▁at ▁Smith ▁College ▁and ▁Am her st ▁College , ▁respectively . ▁She ▁became ▁engaged ▁to ▁him ▁a ▁year ▁later . ▁Both ▁Jul ie ▁and ▁David ▁have ▁admitted ▁that ▁Mam ie ▁Eisen h ower ▁played ▁a ▁major ▁part ▁in ▁their ▁relationship . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁during ▁the ▁fun eral ▁for ▁Raymond ▁Pit ca ir n , ▁a ▁friend ▁of ▁the ▁N ix ons , ▁Jul ie ▁mentioned ▁to ▁Mam ie ▁that ▁she ▁would ▁be ▁att ending ▁Smith