Air Force One and Two booked 19 hours in the air, seven hours more than Obama actually worked

The President, First Lady, and the entire Vice Presidential family were busy flying to various locations. All together, the four of them booked around 19 flight hours. While the Vice President completed his South American junket, Mr. Obama flew to Chicago IL to attend 2 democratic fundraisers; and Mrs. Obama flew to Boston MA and New York City to attend 3 fundraisers.

With regard to conducting this nations business, President Obama received 4 daily briefings and met with his senior advisers twice. He also met with the President of Chile and the NATO Secretary General. Additionally, he delivered 2 statements, announced the appointment of several personnel, visited Walter Reed Hospital, and had lunch with VP Biden. When combined, he spent approximately 12 hours tending to official USA business.

Weekly Air Force One and Helicopter flying time (19 hours total):

• President Obama: White House to Chicago IL (round trip)  : 4 hours
• Michelle Obama: White House to Boston MA to New York City to Washington DC  : 1.5 + 1.5 + 1.5 = 4.5 hours
• Vice President Biden & Wife: Rio De Janeiro, Brazil to Brazilia, Brazil : 1.5 hours
• Vice President Biden & Wife: Brazilia, Brazil to Washington DC: 9 hours

Below is a summary of President Obama's official schedule during the week of Wednesday May 29 through Tuesday June 4 2013.

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

• President Obama received a daily briefing at 9:30 AM. Then, at 10:30 AM, he delivered a statement in the Rose Garden. At 11:10, the President held a bilateral meeting with Chilean President Sebastián Piñera. Next was a 12:30 PM lunch with VP Biden. At 2:20 PM, he left the White House and traveled to Bethesda MD where he visited Walter Reed National Medical Center. He was back in the White House by 4:45 PM.
• VP Biden delivered remarks to the American-Turkish Council’s 32nd Annual Conference.

Monday, June 3, 2013

• Mister Obama delivered the opening remarks at the White House Mental Health Conference at 9:55 AM. He then received a daily briefing at 10:30 AM. Lastly, he met with his senior advisers at 11:15 AM.
• VP Biden gave the closing remarks at the WH Mental Health Conference at 2 PM.

Friday, May 31, 2013

• President Obama received a daily briefing at 9:40 AM. Then at 10:20 AM, he spoke about student loans (10:20 AM). He ended the day with a 10:50 AM meeting with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen in the Oval Office.
• VP Biden met with President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil, and then delivered statements to the press.

Thursday, May 30, 2013

• President Obama left Chicago IL at 12:55 PM and flew back to DC. He was back in the White House at 2:55 PM.
• VP Biden, along with his wife Jill, met with U.S Embassy staff in Rio de Janeriro. They then flew to Brasilia where they met with Embassy staff in that foreign city.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

• President Obama received a daily briefing at 11:00 AM. Then at noon, he met with his senior advisers. At 3:55 PM, he left the White House and flew to Chicago IL where he attended 2 DCCC events.
• Michelle Obama flew to Boston MA where she delivered remarks at a DSCC event. She then flew to New York City where she attended two more Fundraising events.
• VP Biden delivered a speech on the U.S.-Brazil partnership at Pier Maua.
• Jill Biden visited the Coletivo Varejo program.

International affairs occupy Obama's schedule while the U.S. economy continues to struggle

Mr. Obama's agenda for the past week was primarily dedicated to meeting with the G8 leaders at Camp David and attending the NATO Summit in Chicago from Friday through Monday.

The Wednesday prior to these events, he worked on domestic United States business, by attending a roundtable discussion with small business owners, buying hoagies for informal lunch with both Democratic and Republican Congressional Leadership, meeting with Clinton, and awarding the Medal of Honor to fallen hero who was killed in Cambodia in 1970.

However, during the week, he did not meet with Senior Advisers, have any Daily Briefings, or greet sports teams. He delegated all fundraising activities to VP Biden who attended 5 events, and Mrs. Obama who attended one.

Below we've included two photographs illustrating the hard work that the President performed while participating in the G8 and NATO Summits (White House May 2012: Photo of the Day). The first shows Mr. Obama tossing a football at Soldier Field; and the second shows the various leaders watching " overtime shootout of the Chelsea vs. Bayern Munich Champions League final" at Camp David.

The following is a summary of the President's public activities for the week of Wednesday May 16 through Tuesday May 22 2012.

Today, Tuesday, May 22, 2012

• Mr. Obama has no public schedule listed
• VP Biden flies to Keene NH to deliver remarks at campaign event. Afterward, he will boards the plane again and fly to Boston MA in order to attend another campaign fundraising event.

Monday, May 21, 2012

• Mr. Obama spent the day in Chicago attending the NATO Summit. In the evening, he flew to Joplin MO and spoke at the Joplin High School Commencement Ceremony prior to returning to DC.
• Michelle Obama attended a campaign event in Cleveland OH

Sunday, May 20, 2012

• In Chicago, Mr. Obama participated in the NATO Summit

Saturday, May 19, 2012

• President Obama hosted working sessions, photo ops, and lunch with G8 Leaders at Camp David. At the end of the day, he departed DC and flew to Chicago IL

Friday, May 18, 2012

• Mr. Obama attended 2 late morning functions. First he delivered remarks at the Symposium on Global Agriculture and Food Security, and then at 11AM he held a bilateral meeting with President Francois Hollande of France. Around dinnertime, he traveled to Camp David for a variety of G8 functions.
• Mr. Biden attended a campaign event in Wilmington Delaware.

Thursday, May 17, 2012

• Mr. Obama had no public schedule
• Mr. Biden delivered remarks at a campaign event in Martins Ferry, Ohio.

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

• President Obama attended a roundtable discussion with small business owners and SBA Administrator Karen Mills and then had informal lunch with Congressional Leadership. In the afternoon, he met with Clinton (Hillary we assume) and then awarded Medal of Honor to a soldier.
• VP Biden delivered remarks at a campaign event in Youngstown, Ohio.