Mr. Clinton took a total of 174 vacation days during his eight years in office. Some chain e-mails that say he took as many as 600 are false.
Mr. Clinton took a total of 174 vacation days during his eight years in office. Some chain e-mails that say he took as many as 600 are false.
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During his first four-year term, he took a total of 90 days (some sources said 84). This was slightly more than several of his predecessors, but a lot less than other presidents; President Bush, for example, took far more vacation days, while President Clinton took far fewer. It should also be noted that no president is ever really on vacation-- due to the nature of the job, even when a president is away from the White House, he needs to maintain contact with his staff and be ready at a moment's notice to communicate with the American people.
355 days total. 79 on vacation, the rest at Camp David.
As many as they want
Bill Clinton was elected president in 1992 and served two terms from 1993 to 2001. George H. W. Bush was President all of 1992 and the first 20 days of 1993.
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President Obama has taken 84 days (some sources say 90) during his first four years. This is less than what President Bush took in the same time period, but slightly more than what Bill Clinton took. However, no matter who the president may be, he is never really on vacation-- for example, even when Mr. Obama is in Hawaii with his family, he has to be in constant contact with his staff, and ready at a moment's notice to take action if some crisis occurs.
The President does have any fixed vacation days. He takes times off when he can, but when is on vacation, he is still on call and talks to his staff .
In his first three years in office, President Obama took 61 days of vacation. (And in his first term, he took a total of 84 days... some sources say 90.) Just to compare, during President George W. Bush's first three years, he spent 180 days at his ranch or at Camp David. Bill Clinton took only 28 days of vacation. Ronald Reagan took 112 vacation days. And in fairness, no president is ever totally on vacation-- even when they leave the White House to travel somewhere with their family for some relaxation, they are still at work, still taking phone calls from their aides or cabinet members; still scheduling meetings if important issues come up; and making sure they are informed about any potential areas of concern. It should also be noted that no matter who is in office, his political opponents will always accuse him of being on vacation too much. It should be noted that there are internet claims that Mr. Obama has taken the most vacation days of any president ever. Such claims are false, and politically motivated. Similarly, the discourse that President Bush was always on vacation is equally inaccurate-- while he did spend lots of time on his ranch, he also held press conferences, received official visits from diplomats, and conferred with his aides. How many days a president spends away from the White House is not always an accurate measure of how hard they work at their job.
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