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[a][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 | 1,020[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 |