OBAMA WATCH: WEEK OF AUG. 16

Obama Vacation

Last Thursday, President Obama embarked on a 10-day vacation to Martha’s Vineyard. The president joined wife Michelle and daughters Sasha and Malia, who traveled separately.

 

 

 

 

 

Book Store Visit

On Friday, the president visited Bunch of Grapes bookstore while at the New England resort. Here, he and his daughters leave the store.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Afternoon Picnic

On Saturday, the first family had a private picnic at a beach in Edgartown.

 

 

 

 

 

Golf Buddies

House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-SC) played a game of golf at the Vineyard Golf Club with Obama along with friend Eric Whitaker and White House trip director Marvin Nicholson.

 

 

 

 

 

Welcoming the Motorcade

People line the roadside to wave at the president’s motorcade as it makes its way through Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts on Saturday.

 

 

 

 

 

All Things ‘Obama’

An Obama t-shirt is displayed for sale at a Martha’s Vineyard store on Sunday. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

 

 

 

Monday Evening Dining

Mr. and Mrs. Obama leave The Sweet Life Café in Oak Bluffs, Mass., after dining with Valerie Jarrett, Cheryl Whitaker, and Eric Whitaker Monday evening. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

 

 

 

 

When He Comes Home

After his vacation, the president plans to deliver a major speech on Iraq. Combat missions in the nation will officially end Aug. 31.

 

 

 

 

Nationwide Tour

The president will also continue to promote his jobs bill by visiting small businesses across the nation.

 

 

 

 

 

First Lady to Team Up with Laura Bush on 9/11

Current and past First Ladies Michelle Obama and Laura Bush will join forces to serve as keynote speakers at the future site of the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Penn. The ceremony, which will also include Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar and Gov. Ed Rendell, will honor the 40 people aboard United Flight 93 that crashed into a field near Shanksville on Sept. 11, 2001. The memorial is set to be completed on Sept. 11, 2011.