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Presidential Vacations Q: Is it true that George W. Bush took more vacation days than Barack Obama? A: Yes. Before his two-week trip to Martha’s Vineyard in August, Obama’s count was 125 full or partial days and Bush’s total at the same point in his presidency was 407. FULL ANSWER. Our inbox is chock full of questions about who took more vacation days, Obama or Bush.
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38 Obama vacations costing us millions Hawaii Reporter wrote, “Last year, because of emergency budget negotiations, the President made two roundtrips from Washington, D.C. to Hawaii, nearly doubling the cost of the vacation to more than $7.2 million.
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Obama family will travel to Hawaii for holiday vacation Share this: Obama family will travel to Hawaii for holiday vacation. President Obama and his family will be taking Air Force One to Honolulu on Friday to embark on their annual Christmas vacation. The president does have one work-related event planned for his vacation, which usually consists of golf, parties with friends and dinners out.
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Obama's Family Vacations to Cost Taxpayers More Than $20 Million A A. President Barack Obama’s four vacations to Hawaii since becoming president may cost taxpayers “in excess of $20 million, and possibly much, much more,’’ the White House Dossier reports.
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Obama has played more than 1,100 hours of golf as president â here's what that looks like President Barack Obama while golfing on Sunday at Farm Neck Golf Club in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, on the island of Martha's Vineyard.AP. On the last day of President Barack Obama's sixth summer holiday at Martha's Vineyard, he played the ninth and final round of his 17-day vacation — about one every other day. America's 54-year-old commander in chief has played about 247 rounds of golf, according to CNN's State of the Union broadcast. CBS News White House correspondent Mark Knoller estimates Obama has spent more than 1,100 hours on the links, which CNN says puts him on par with avid golfer President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
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The Most Vacationing President in U.S. History: George W. Bush Calls to several Presidential libraries reveal that President Obama’s predecessor, George W. Bush, was on vacation more — 1,020 days — than any U.S. President since Herbert Hoover and possibly more than any other President in history.
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- Report: 8 years of Obama vacations cost $85 million. President Barack Obama after finishing a round of golf at Mid-Pacific Country Club during last year’s vacation in Hawaii. At right is Obama’s friend Greg Orme.
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0 President Obama went back to his vacation on Martha’s Vineyard Tuesday evening after spending less than 48 hours in Washington, leaving people puzzled over why he came back in the first place.
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How Much Has All of Obama's Vacationing Cost Taxpayers? December 29, 2016. During his eight years in office, President Obama took full advantage of vacation time, a vast majority of which was on the taxpayer's dime. So how much in the end did all the trips to Hawaii, Martha's Vineyard, and Florida cost us?
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How President Obama's vacation time stacks up How President Obama's vacation time stacks up. President Barack Obama and his family still have one more day of vacation in Hawaii, and while we call it a vacation, political experts say modern Presidents are never totally on a holiday. Nope, the Commander-in-Chief still does plenty of work behind-the-scenes.
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- Report: 8 years of Obama vacations cost $85 million. 1  President Barack Obama after finishing a round of golf at Mid-Pacific Country Club during last year’s vacation in Hawaii. 2  As one of the most well-traveled Commander-in-Chiefs in U.S. history, President Obama has made numerous historic trips around the globe.
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Itâs Time To Stop Vacation-Shaming Our Presidents For those who vacation not on isolated ranches but in hot spots of the rich and powerful, even everyday socializing can be turned into work. Obama previously spent time on Martha's Vineyard hobnobbing with important donors. This year, he will headline a fundraiser two days after he begins his annual period of rest.
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Facts take a vacation in Occupy Democrats' post about presidential, congressional time off Occupy Democrats Says President Barack Obama has taken less vacation days than any other president in a generation, while Congress has taken more vacation days than any other Congress in history. — PolitiFact National on Friday, September 9th, 2016
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New Obama vacation costs uncovered; They now exceed $70 million Andrew Malcolm. New Obama vacation costs uncovered; They now exceed $70 million. As Barack, Michelle, Malia and Sasha Obama, family, friends, pets and staff enjoy their half-month-long Hawaiian vacation, the Secret Service finally complied with a court order to release some Obama vacation expenses from two years ago.
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Report: Price of Obama getaways $70 million so far, and counting Report: Price of Obama getaways $70 million so far, and counting. There was the weekend trip for President Barack Obama and his daughters to New York, including a Broadway show and a private museum tour. The ski trip to Aspen, Colorado, for first lady Michelle Obama in February.
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Obamaâs Hawaiian vacation spot: Please, no more tourists! Lanikai Beach in Kailua, Hawaii. The town of Kailua is President Obama's destination of choice in Hawaii where he is often spotted enjoying shaved ice (top left). AP. KAILUA, Hawaii — People from across the world are drawn to the coastal town of Kailua. Its white sand beaches are among the nation’s best. Some recommend the Honolulu suburb for its laid-back vibe. And President Barack Obama vacations there with his family each Christmas.
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Facts & Figures: Presidents on Vacation President Obama has been criticized for remaining on vacation despite the trouble in Ferguson, Mo., and the news of James Foley’s execution. But compared with other presidents, Mr. Obama hasn’t taken much time off. Via The Washington Post
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Hereâs how much the Obama family has spent on vacations over the last eight years Over the past eight years, President Barack Obama and his family have spent more than $10 million a year for travel and vacations, totaling in excess of $85 million — and the number is still growing. The numbers were revealed Monday by the conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch.
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US Taxpayers Spent $1.4 BILLION On Obamaâs Vacations And Perks Taxpayers spent $1.4 billion dollars on everything from staffing, housing, flying and entertaining President Obama and his family last year, according to the author of a new book on taxpayer-funded presidential perks. RELATED STORY: Obama$ Spend Taxpayer Million$ On Lavish, Over-the-top Luxury Vacations. In comparison, British taxpayers spent just $57.8 million on the royal family. Author Robert Keith Gray writes in “Presidential Perks Gone Royal” that Obama isn’t the only president to have taken advantage of the expensive trappings of his office.
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How President Obama's vacation time stacks up How President Obama's vacation time stacks up. HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) -. President Barack Obama and his family still have one more day of vacation in Hawaii, and while we call it a vacation, political experts say modern Presidents are never totally on a holiday.
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Obama Has Taken The Least Vacation Days Of Any President Since Jimmy Carter When he leaves office, his total number of vacation days will be in the neighborhood of 200, this is in stark contrast to the 879 days President Bush was away and the 390 days President Reagan took. The other problem Republicans profess to have with Obama’s vacations is that he goes to Hawaii for his Christmas vacation.
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Five myths about presidential vacations But even presidents’ vacations can be controversial, as partisans argue over whether the time away is detrimental to the nation. With President Obama and his family enjoying their annual summer trek to Martha’s Vineyard, let’s examine five myths about presidential vacations. 1. Presidents get vacations. “Presidents don’t get vacations — they just get a change of scenery,” Nancy Reagan once said in defense of her husband’s frequent trips to his ranch in Santa Barbara, Calif. In the nuclear age, presidents may have only minutes to make a decision that could affect the entire world.
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The Traveling President But the suggestion that Obama is traveling more often on the presidential plane, and traveling with larger entourages on international trips than past presidents, is badly mistaken. The first e-mail forwarded to us by numerous readers claims that Obama flew in Air Force One 172 times, almost every other day last year.
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Obamaâs vacations and golf outings, by the numbers As of August 12, 2014, Obama has taken 20 vacations lasting 2 to 15 days. He has spent all or part of 129 days on “vacation.”. And the president has made 33 visits to the official Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland, totaling all or part of 84 days. (Knoller does not count Camp David trips as “vacation.”) Obama’s morning round of golf on Tuesday brought his total since January 2009 to 186, with 22 of them on Martha’s Vineyard.
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Five myths about presidential vacations George W. Bush took more vacation days than any other president. During his eight-year presidency, Bush did take 879 days of vacation, including 77 trips to his Texas ranch. So far, Obama has taken about 150 days off. But our founders were away even more. During his first two years in office, President John Adams was criticized for making two lengthy trips to his home in Quincy, Mass., taking him away from the capital, which was then Philadelphia, for a total of eight months.