George W. Bush quit playing golf in the fall of 2003 after 2 years in office, saying it was inapprop

File-This Aug. 12, 2013 file photo shows President Barack Obama, left, chatting with former U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk, right, while golfing at Vineyard Golf Club in Edgartown, Mass., on the island cheap alaskan cruises of Martha's Vineyard. In an excerpt from "In Play with Jimmy Roberts" cheap alaskan cruises that airs Tuesday Sept. 24, 2013 on Golf Channel, Bush says he understands the pressures of the White House and that playing golf is a good outlet. "You know, I see our president criticized for playing golf. I don't, I think he ought to play golf," Bush says in the interview. "Because I know what it's like to be in the bubble. And I know the pressures of the job. And to be able to get outside and play golf with some of your pals is important for the president. It does give you an outlet."
"You know, I see our president criticized for playing golf. I don't I think he ought to play golf," Bush says in the interview. "Because I know what it's like to be in the bubble. And I know the pressures of the job. And to be able to get outside and play golf with some of your pals is important for the president. It does give you an outlet."
George W. Bush quit playing golf in the fall of 2003 after 2 years in office, saying it was inappropriate for the commander in chief to be seen on the course while Americans were fighting and dying in Iraq and Afghanistan.