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Obama's Book List: What Has The President Read So Far?

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First Posted: 08/14/10 04:56 PM ET Updated: 05/25/11 06:20 PM ET

The Daily Beast:

With the Obama family vacation just around the corner, we'd like to offer a refresher to anyone who is behind on their Barack Obama reading list. When the president landed in Oaks Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard last August, he loaded his bedside table with 2,333 pages of reading for the week.

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With the Obama family vacation just around the corner, we'd like to offer a refresher to anyone who is behind on their Barack Obama reading list. When the president landed in Oaks Bluffs, Martha's Vin...
With the Obama family vacation just around the corner, we'd like to offer a refresher to anyone who is behind on their Barack Obama reading list. When the president landed in Oaks Bluffs, Martha's Vin...
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11:34 AM on 08/16/2010
"Hot, Flat, and Crowded," is a book I've wanted to read for a long time. I've asked over and over for it to be released in Kindle format. But so far nada.
01:01 PM on 08/15/2010
Obama is reading Friedman, what a baller.
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roninroshi
Oni ni Kanabo (鬼に金棒 )
10:28 AM on 08/15/2010
Beats Shrub's reading list...Two unfinished coloring books!
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krallfan
10:47 AM on 08/16/2010
C'mon now. Thats not right. Its funny, but not right. What do you need with Constitutional scholars when you can just have your candidate read talking points by Republicans for Cliff Notes.
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observingstupiditydaily
Nice to be important,but more important to be nice
10:49 AM on 08/16/2010
Hey that's not fair he's taking his time and has actually stayed inside the lines on two pages, lol!
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Bankerrkt
He's making things worse.
06:19 PM on 08/14/2010
I think the article missed these Obama favorites; "How To Do Spain On $75,000 A Day", "Playing Through America's Golf Courses In One Year", "How To Vacation More Than You Work".
06:30 PM on 08/14/2010
Maybe if you too work hard, you might one day be able to afford that kind of money. I thought you rethugs believe strongly in capitalism, and every man for himself. You sound like a jealous person.
09:46 AM on 08/16/2010
I think the problem is we as taxpayers were footing the vacaton, also I don't think Obama has ever been accused of working hard.
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observingstupiditydaily
Nice to be important,but more important to be nice
06:33 PM on 08/14/2010
Yawn...we all know how many days the last president worked while he was on vacation.
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DavidMG
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06:01 PM on 08/14/2010
I wish Michelle would read my book, "THe ABC's of Fruits & Vegetables and Beyond" that I sent her. Its being used by a number of kid's programs throughtou US.
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Fattonecat
whoops !!
05:30 PM on 08/14/2010
And Shrub loaded his bedside table with all 6 pages of My Pet Goat.
05:26 PM on 08/14/2010
A president who reads - what a concept!
05:00 PM on 08/14/2010
I heard that Sarah Palin reads all the books - right after she read all the newspapers
04:12 PM on 08/14/2010
If you think about it, when would a president have time to sit down and enjoy a good book? http://bit.ly/aJocm2
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PoliSci2008
Life Long Democrat
04:30 PM on 08/14/2010
On Vacations or free evenings after work. Although the President is accessible 24/7 for government matters, he and the WH does decompress after a day's work.
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krallfan
10:49 AM on 08/16/2010
Um, no. I work for local taxpayers and politicians are on the go 24/7. They really don't have a lot of down time.
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naschkatze
A free man creates himself.
05:58 PM on 08/14/2010
I carry a book around with me and whenever I am stuck somewhere for a bit, I bring it out. I hope he can read in a car because I get sick and so can't do it then.