Obama Vacation

First Family Time: How The Obamas Spent Their Summer (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Hilary Moss | Posted 10.21.2009 | Style


The Obama family got plenty of quality time together this summer. They traveled from Yellowstone and Martha's Vineyard to Paris and Moscow. They held ...

A House in the Hamptons?: Historic Vacation Spots of the Black Elite

Michael Henry Adams | Posted 10.19.2009 | New York


Michael Henry Adams

Some African-Americans, seemingly born under an auspicious star, apparently have always gathered to share their leisure pursuits with others who were similarly favored.

Martha's Vineyard Farmers Market: Preparing For A Presidential Visit (VIDEO)

Posted 09.27.2009 | Green


Plum TV's Alex Friedman stops by the famous farmers market in West Tisbury, located a half-mile from the Summer White House (and a rumored stop on the...

Wolf Blitzer, Others Offer First Family Vacation Advice (VIDEO)

Huffington Post via Politico | Posted 09.25.2009 | Style


Politico asked a slew of Washington veterans to give advice to Obama on how to pass his Martha's Vineyard days. Americans for Tax Reform's Grover Norq...

Obama Vacation: The President's Martha's Vineyard Reading List

Huffington Post | Posted 09.24.2009 | Politics


In addition to golf, tennis and family time, Deputy Press Secretary Bill Burton has indicated that Obama will be covering a fair amount of literary te...

Anti-Reform Group Plans Local TV Ads Where Obama Is Vacationing

AP | Posted 09.22.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — A group opposed to President Barack Obama's health-care proposals is planning an ad campaign to run locally while the first family ...

Boston Herald: Obama, Tiger Woods May Golf Together In Martha's Vineyard

Boston Herald | By Gayle Fee and Laura Raposa | Posted 09.21.2009 | Style


Word here on the Vineyard is that the Secret Service has scoped out the oh-so-exclusive Vineyard Golf Club to prepare for a possible golf outing bet...

Conservatives For Patients' Rights Ad Mocks Obama's Vacation (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | T.J. Ortenzi | Posted 09.21.2009 | Politics


An organization taking credit for ginning up protesters at health care town halls has produced an ad mocking President Obama's vacation. The ad by Co...

Past Presidential Vacations: See Where And How Former Presidents Relaxed (PHOTOS, POLL)

AP | NANCY BENAC | Posted 09.18.2009 | Style


From AP, by Nancy Benac: WASHINGTON - Early U.S. presidents went home to their farms. Later ones scattered to the seashore. Presidents have been bai...

Obama, Forget Martha's Vineyard, Vacation in Elkhart

Robert Guttman | Posted 09.14.2009 | Politics


Robert Guttman

The American people are looking to you to lead, Mr. President. Why not lead them on your vacation to the places that need you, instead of to an already financially stable and prosperous New England island?

Presidential Vacations Scrutinized By Public And Historians

washingtonpost.com | Dan Eggen | Posted 09.14.2009 | Style


Summer vacations say a lot about a president. Ronald Reagan spent up to a month each season at his beloved Rancho del Cielo near Santa Barbara, Calif....

Obamas Visit National Parks: Send Us Photos Of Your Favorite National Park

Huffington Post | Katherine Goldstein | Posted 09.10.2009 | Green


Last week, we had a great time checking out the beautiful and amazing national parks across the country with our Top 10 Best National Parks You Haven'...

Frank Rich: Is Obama Punking Us?

nytimes.com | FRANK RICH | Posted 09.08.2009 | Politics


"AUGUST is a challenging time to be president," said Andrew Card, the former Bush White House chief of staff, as he offered unsolicited advice to his ...

Newport: Yesterday's Seaside Paradise, Part I

Michael Henry Adams | Posted 09.06.2009 | Style


Michael Henry Adams

The Obamas aren't coming to Newport to vacation, but one hundred or even fifty years ago they would have. An idyllic spot, it's about to become the subject of several new books.

4 Alternatives To The Obamas' Vineyard Vacation

The Stimulist | Max Linsky | Posted 09.05.2009 | Style


The Vineyard just strikes me as a rather bland choice for a President keenly aware of symbolism. Maybe that's the point, to take a trip so boring the ...

Obamas To Martha's Vineyard For Last Two Weeks Of August: Report

Boston Herald | Gayle Fee and Laura Raposa | Posted 08.16.2009 | Style


According to our spies on The Rock, the gals are set to touch down at Martha's Vineyard Airport on Aug. 16 or 17, with President Obama joining them ...

Clintons And Kennedys Around The Cape: What Martha's Vineyard Has In Store For The Obamas (SLIDESHOW)

Huffington Post | Hilary Moss | Posted 08.26.2009 | Style


Rumor has it the Obama family will vacation in Martha's Vineyard next month, but they aren't the first members of American royalty to set foot on the ...

Bad Timing for a Broadway Show

Lionel Beehner | Posted 07.02.2009 | Politics


Lionel Beehner

There is nothing wrong with a night on the town now and then but Obama seems to be taking more than his fair share. He shouldn't be seen kicking his feet up while the world is crashing around him.

Obama Washington Arrival Sunday; Family Landed Saturday Night

AP | PHILIP ELLIOTT and DINA CAPPIELLO | Posted 02.04.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Michelle Obama and her two daughters arrived Saturday in Washington, ahead of President-elect Barack Obama who was expected to make...

Obama Leaves Hawaii: "I Wish I Could Hang Out With You, But I've Got To Go Home"

AP | PHILIP ELLIOTT | Posted 02.02.2009 | Politics


CHICAGO — President-elect Barack Obama will meet with congressional leaders to discuss his economic stimulus plan and other legislative issues s...

Hawaii Giddy Obama Back On Island

AP | AUDREY McAVOY | Posted 01.31.2009 | Politics


ON SANDY BEACH, Hawaii — When many islanders look at Barack Obama, they see not only the next president, but a skilled bodysurfer, a man who fla...

Obama, Daughters Cause Stir At Hawaii Shopping Mall

Reuters | Posted 01.31.2009 | Politics


Barack Obama, trying to enjoy the last semblance of normal life before he becomes U.S. president on January 20, caused a commotion when he took his da...

Obama Plays Basketball At His Hawaii High School

AP | PHILIP ELLIOTT | Posted 01.30.2009 | Politics


KAILUA, Hawaii — A handful of pro-Palestinian activists protested outside President-elect Barack Obama's vacation home on Tuesday and urged a ne...

Claiming Obama: Hawaii, Illinois Battle For Tourism Edge

Chicago Tribune | John McCormick | Posted 01.30.2009 | Chicago


HONOLULU -- Locals here sometimes call Barack Obama a kamaaina, the Hawaiian word for native born or one who has lived here for some time. Chicagoans,...

Obama Can't Shake Bowling Jokes, Still Bad At Golf

AP | PHILIP ELLIOTT | Posted 01.30.2009 | Style


KAILUA, Hawaii — A handful of pro-Palestinian activists protested outside President-elect Barack Obama's vacation home on Tuesday and urged a ne...