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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
I can't recall, and maybe one of you web gods can point it out, a president taking a trip like this. Most presidents are sent to pre-secured sites like Camp David, or in Bush's case his ranch in Texas or other sites in their home states. But these sites are pre-secured and separate from the general public both because of the costs involved, and because of the mass lack of control and danger presented to the secret service.
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Not exactly apples to apples, but
here's a list of baseball games attended by Bush during his presidency, at least 3 of which involve travel and are for no apparent (good) reason other than his love of baseball.
If the cost of securing a restaurant and theatre is high, what about a stadium?