Recuperating from the fiscal cliff battle, President Obama returned to his interrupted Hawaiian vacation this week and indulged in the decades-old presidential tradition of taking a swim. From Bill Clinton to FDR, see other presidents soaking up the sun.
Barack Obama, Richard Nixon, and More Presidents on the Beach (Photos)
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Clockwise from top left: Bettmann/Corbis; Pete Souza/The White House, via Getty; AP (2)

