Date uploaded: 2022-09-05 21:03:33
As students head back to school and are asked the classic “what did you do on your summer vacation,” consider how those with one of the most stressful jobs in the world – America’s presidents – may have answered that question.
While former first lady Nancy Reagan once observed that “presidents don’t get vacations, they just get a change of scenery,” here’s how some tried to escape the pressures of 24/7 work and summer heat.
Though the responsibilities of the office of the president never cease regardless of location, visiting these places today reminds us that in our democracy, history is made anywhere.
🔗 Read more at usatoday.com/opinion
✍ Guest column by Stewart D. McLaurin, president of the White House Historical Association
📷 Library of Congress; AP; John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum/NARA; Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum/NARA
