CHILMARK, Mass. — President Barack Obama stayed active on Monday on his first vacation in office on Martha’s Vineyard. Obama began the day with a workout, then tennis with Michelle Obama, White House spokesman Bill Burton told reporters. Obama later played golf with friends.
White House officials have stressed that the president is on a private vacation and very little is planned. But officials have let slip a few personal details. For instance, Burton told reporters that the president’s reading list includes “The Way Home” by George Pelecanos, “Hot, Flat and Crowded” by Tom Friedman, “Lush Life” by Richard Price, “Plainsong” by Kent Haruf and “John Adams” by David McCullough.
But the trip was clearly designed to limit exposure for the first family. The Associated Press
