which president spent most time away from white house?
<answer> George W. Bush <context> If readers want to make an apples-to-apples comparison, the best solution is to use Knoller’s figures as of August 8, cited above: Bush, 407; Obama, 125. But the numbers say more about how many days the presidents spent away from the White House than they do about how much time the presidents spent not working. – Lori Robertson. To view the sources on this piece, visit FactCheck.org.