United States Presidential vacations

Presidential vacations have often been contentious and a source of criticism for presidents throughout history.

History

Martha's Vineyard is one choice taken for location for vacation, since the time of Ulysses S. Grant, during 1874. Presidents who have taken a vacation there include Presidents John F. Kennedy, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama.[1][2]

  • Before his election as the 45th President of the United States, Donald Trump frequently criticized President Obama on Twitter for spending too much time away on vacation at too high a cost to American taxpayers.[8] President Trump, however, has spent most weekends at Mar-a-Lago or his golf course in New Jersey in his private club and estate, estimated at a cost of between $1 million and $3 million per trip.[9] At the current rate, Trump is set to outspend President Obama's total vacation costs for his two terms during his first year in office.[10] The high cost of Trump's vacations are due to high security costs for his "Southern White House." Mar-a-Lago is not only Trump's private estate, but also a members-only country club.

Known totals

OrderPresidentTermVacationsDaysCosts
45Donald Trump2017-150[11]97[11]$100m+[12]

[13]

44Barack Obama2009-201729328[14]$97m[15]
43George W. Bush2001-2009881,020[14]$140m[16]
42Bill Clinton1993-200141174[2] - 345[14]$128m
41George H. W. Bush1989-1993543[14]
40Ronald Reagan1981-1989335[14] - 866[17][16]
39Jimmy Carter1977-198179[14]
38Gerald Ford1974-1977
37Richard Nixon1969-1974
36Lyndon B. Johnson1963-1969484[18]
35John F. Kennedy1961-1963
34Dwight D. Eisenhower1953-1961456[18][16]
33Harry S. Truman1945-1953175[19]
32Franklin D. Roosevelt1933-1945958[18][16]
31Herbert Hoover1929-193349[16]
30Calvin Coolidge1923-1929
29Warren G. Harding1921-1923
28Woodrow Wilson1913-1921
27William Howard Taft1909-1913
26Theodore Roosevelt1901-1909
25William McKinley1897-1901
24Grover Cleveland1893-1897
23Benjamin Harrison1889-1893
22Grover Cleveland1885-1889
21Chester Arthur1881-1885
20James A. Garfield1881
19Rutherford B. Hayes1877-1881
18Ulysses S. Grant1869-1877
17Andrew Johnson1865-1869
16Abraham Lincoln1861-1865
15James Buchanan1857-1861
14Franklin Pierce1853-1857
13Millard Fillmore1850-1853
12Zachary Taylor1849-1850
11James K. Polk1845-1849
10John Tyler1841-1845
9William Henry Harrison184100$0
8Martin Van Buren1837-1841
7Andrew Jackson1829-1837
6John Quincy Adams1825-1829
5James Monroe1817-1825
4James Madison1809-1817
3Thomas Jefferson1801-1809
2John Adams1797-1801
1George Washington1789-1797

Sources:[20][21]

References

  1. ↑ B. Jasnoff (August 2016). The Clintons Were Here. So Were the Obamas. Boston Magazine. p. 41. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  2. 1 2 C. Eugene Emery Jr. (2016-09-09). "Facts take a vacation in Occupy Democrats' post about presidential, congressional time off". Politifact.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Criticism likely to follow Obama on upcoming vacation". CNN. August 23, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Some Past Presidential Vacations". My Fox Spokane. August 24, 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
  5. ↑ Rawlings, Nate (August 23, 2010). "Brief History: Presidential Vacations". Time magazine. Retrieved 2010-08-24. Not every vacation has been a welcome diversion. In 1881, James Garfield was shot while leaving Washington and died two...
  6. 1 2 "Obamas to begin sixth holiday of the year". The Daily Telegraph. August 18, 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-21. 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.
  7. ↑ "Obama returns to Washington: Protecting healthcare law on the closing stretch agenda". Salon. Associated Press. 2017-01-02. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
  8. ↑ Daileda, Colin. "Trump loved to bully Obama about vacations, so of course he's off to Florida". Mashable. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
  9. ↑ "Trump's Mar-a-Lago travel triggers cost and ethics concerns". NBC News. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
  10. ↑ CNN, Dan Merica. "Trump on pace to surpass 8 years of Obama's travel spending in 1 year". CNN. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
  11. 1 2 Philip Bump (2017-11-22). "Trump's team insists he has a 'full schedule' an hour before he goes golfing". Washington Post.
  12. ↑ "Is Trump Spending More Taxpayer Dollars on Personal Travel than Obama Did?".
  13. ↑ David Emery (2017-10-16). "How much is Donald Trump's travel and protection costing, anyway?". Snopes.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Carolyn Kaster (2017-08-10). "Presidential vacations: Which commander in chief took the most time off?". Cleveland.com.
  15. ↑ "Judicial Watch: New Obama Travel Costs Bring Eight-Year Total over $96 Million". Judicial Watch. 2016-12-29.
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 Lauren Victoria Burke (2013-03-27). "The Most Vacationing President in U.S. History: George W. Bush".
  17. ↑ Dan Froomkin (2008-03-04). "The Vacation President". Washington Post.
  18. 1 2 3 Trudeau, Noah (2016). Lincoln's Greatest Journey: Sixteen Days that Changed a Presidency, March 24 – April 8, 1865. p. xi. ISBN 978-1611213263.
  19. ↑ "Harry S Truman Little White House". National Park Service.
  20. ↑ "Compared to past presidents, Obama takes few vacations". CBS News. 2014-12-22.
  21. ↑ "Five myths about presidential vacations". Washington Post. 2014-08-15.
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