A Look Back: Presidential Vacations

Presidents and their families get out of Washington for fishing, golfing, hiking and more.

President Grant and Mrs. Grant with their son, Jesse, at their cottage in Elberon, New Jersey. c. 1872. (Photo from the Library of Congress)

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In Performance At The White House: A Celebration of Music From The Civil Rights Movement February 12, 2010	February 2010: Photo of the Day February 1, 2010	State of the Union January 28, 2010	The First Year January 18, 2010
The Vice President in Little Haiti January 18, 2010	January 2010: Photo of the Day January 5, 2010	A Breakthrough in Copenhagen December 18, 2009	The President Accepts the Nobel Peace Prize December 10, 2009