United States presidential vacations, or vacations taken by the presidents of the United States, have often been contentious.
Since the time of Ulysses S. Grant in 1874, Martha's Vineyard has been a popular vacation site for presidents. Presidents who have taken a vacation there include John F. Kennedy, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama. [1] [2]
The presidential vacations can be risky in terms of popularity and practical safety:
Order | President | Term | Days | Total costs | Average days/yr |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
46 | Joe Biden | 2021– Incumbent | 256 - 382 [12] | - | 147
(as of Sept 2023) |
45 | Donald Trump | 2017–2021 | 381 [13] | $144m [14] | 92 |
44 | Barack Obama | 2009–2017 | 328 [15] | $105m [16] | 41 |
43 | George W. Bush | 2001–2009 | 1020 [15] | $140m [17] | 127 |
42 | Bill Clinton | 1993–2001 | 174 [2] – 345 [15] | $128m | 22 |
41 | George H. W. Bush | 1989–1993 | 543 [15] | - | 136 |
40 | Ronald Reagan | 1981–1989 | 335 [15] – 866 [18] | - | 42 |
39 | Jimmy Carter | 1977–1981 | 79 [15] | - | 20 |
38 | Gerald Ford | 1974–1977 | - | - | - |
37 | Richard Nixon | 1969–1974 | - | - | - |
36 | Lyndon B. Johnson | 1963–1969 | 484 [19] | - | 94 |
35 | John F. Kennedy | 1961-1963 | - | - | - |
34 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | 1953-1961 | 456 [19] | - | 57 |
33 | Harry S. Truman | 1945-1953 | 175 [20] | - | 22 |
32 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | 1933–1945 | 958 [19] | - | 80 |
31 | Herbert Hoover | 1929-1933 | 49 | - | 12 |
Not every vacation has been a welcome diversion. In 1881, James Garfield was shot while leaving Washington and died two...
Mr Obama's holidays have been particularly scrutinized in the last year, as he has come under fire for his handling of the US economy as well as the Louisiana oil spill. ... He was questioned last year for choosing to stay on the elitist Martha's Vineyard during a severe recession, while in July he was criticized for taking his family to Maine rather than visit the Gulf of Mexico coast line. He subsequently took his family to Florida last weekend.
United States presidential vacations, or vacations taken by the presidents of the United States, have often been contentious.
Since the time of Ulysses S. Grant in 1874, Martha's Vineyard has been a popular vacation site for presidents. Presidents who have taken a vacation there include John F. Kennedy, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama. [1] [2]
The presidential vacations can be risky in terms of popularity and practical safety:
Order | President | Term | Days | Total costs | Average days/yr |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
46 | Joe Biden | 2021– Incumbent | 256 - 382 [12] | - | 147
(as of Sept 2023) |
45 | Donald Trump | 2017–2021 | 381 [13] | $144m [14] | 92 |
44 | Barack Obama | 2009–2017 | 328 [15] | $105m [16] | 41 |
43 | George W. Bush | 2001–2009 | 1020 [15] | $140m [17] | 127 |
42 | Bill Clinton | 1993–2001 | 174 [2] – 345 [15] | $128m | 22 |
41 | George H. W. Bush | 1989–1993 | 543 [15] | - | 136 |
40 | Ronald Reagan | 1981–1989 | 335 [15] – 866 [18] | - | 42 |
39 | Jimmy Carter | 1977–1981 | 79 [15] | - | 20 |
38 | Gerald Ford | 1974–1977 | - | - | - |
37 | Richard Nixon | 1969–1974 | - | - | - |
36 | Lyndon B. Johnson | 1963–1969 | 484 [19] | - | 94 |
35 | John F. Kennedy | 1961-1963 | - | - | - |
34 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | 1953-1961 | 456 [19] | - | 57 |
33 | Harry S. Truman | 1945-1953 | 175 [20] | - | 22 |
32 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | 1933–1945 | 958 [19] | - | 80 |
31 | Herbert Hoover | 1929-1933 | 49 | - | 12 |
Not every vacation has been a welcome diversion. In 1881, James Garfield was shot while leaving Washington and died two...
Mr Obama's holidays have been particularly scrutinized in the last year, as he has come under fire for his handling of the US economy as well as the Louisiana oil spill. ... He was questioned last year for choosing to stay on the elitist Martha's Vineyard during a severe recession, while in July he was criticized for taking his family to Maine rather than visit the Gulf of Mexico coast line. He subsequently took his family to Florida last weekend.