Public Activities of the President

President	Total	average # / yr.	average # / month
Hoover	398	100	8.3
Roosevelt I	423	106	8.8
Roosevelt II	434	109	9.0
Roosevelt III/IV	336	84	6.5
Truman I	248	62	5.2
Truman II	520	130	10.8
Eisenhower I	330	83	6.9
Eisenhower II	338	85	7.0
Kennedy	658	219	18.8
Johnson	1,463	293	24.0
Nixon I	634	159	13.2
Nixon II	204	113	10.2
Ford	756	344	26.0
Carter	1,047	262	22.0
Reagan I	1,194	299	24.9
Reagan II	852	213	18.0
Bush	1,244	311	26.0
Clinton I	1,371	343	28.5
Clinton II (1997 only)	344	--	28.7

Source: Lyn Ragsdale, Vital Statistics on the Presidency (Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Press, 1998), 183.

*a public activity is defined as including all domestic public appearances by a president, including major speeches, news conferences, minor speeches,Washington appearances, and U.S. appearances, but not political appearances

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