President Obama has spent all or part of 159 days in office on vacation, according to CBS News White House Correspondent Mark Knoller. This is the presidents sixth trip to Hawaii in as many years of his presidency. President George W. Bush, by comparison, did more of his travel in the continental U.S.,and at the same point in his presidency, he had spent all or part of 405 days at his Texas ranch in Crawford over the course of 62 different visits. Both men would also often take weekend retreats to Camp David in northern Maryland. Mr. Obama has made 35 visits to the camp, spending all or part of 86 days there, and Mr. Bush spent all or part of 364 days there over the course of 115 visits, according to Knoller.
Posted on: Mon, 22 Dec 2014 19:46:59 +0000
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