The Travel Habits of U.S. Presidents Past
Travel Blog • Jim Benning • 09.05.08 | 11:50 AM ET
We’ve written a bit about the presidential contenders’ international travel experience—or lack thereof. On Concierge, Ted Widmer looks back at the travel habits of U.S. presidents past, from Teddy Roosevelt to Bill Clinton. “It would be an exaggeration to say that a great president is by definition a well-traveled one—Abraham Lincoln never left the United States—yet for most, leaving Washington now and then was both edifying and expedient,” Widmer writes.