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Saturday, August 22, 2009

Presidential Days at the Beach

Seventy years of Sunbathers-in-Chief
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Franklin Roosevelt
This photo of FDR and Eleanor Roosevelt was taken while he was a candidate for vice-president in 1920, one year before he was stricken by polio.

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Harry S. Truman
The 33rd President walks on the sand at Key West in 1947.

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John F. Kennedy
JFK and Jackie stroll on the beach at Hyannisport.

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Richard Nixon
Joined by his wife Pat, the 36th President enjoys the sand near the Nixon home in San Clemente, California.
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Gerald Ford
The action along Hawaii's Mauna Kea Beach attracts the cinematic eye of President Ford and his wife Betty.

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Ronald Reagan
Ron and Nancy take a midday break in the water at Kahala Beach in Honolulu in 1984.
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George H. W. Bush
The first President Bush keeps his head above water during a visit to Waikiki in 1990.
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Bill Clinton
Young vacationers on Hilton Head Island do their best to contain Bill Clinton during a 1994 touch football game.
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George W. Bush
The 43rd President rallies with US beach volleyball player Misty May Treanor during a visit to the beach volleyball venue in Beijing in August.
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Barack Obama
The President-elect demonstrates a smooth stroke while bodysurfing in Hawaii.

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