stamp collecting he joined stamp clubs bought stamps from dealers and at auction and promoted the hobby by association with stamp shows his hobby and passion was so astute that he ultimately gained renowned status in the world of philately fdr spent some time each day with his stamps his son recalls i have vivid memories of father sitting at his desk when he had a half hour or hour with no appointments with his stamp books and an expression of complete relaxation and enjoyment on his face he used his stamp collection to ease his mind and distract him from stresses of the presidency i owe my life to my hobbies roosevelt once declared especially stamp collecting media 16787074 quicklist 10title patrick leahy takes photostextdemocratic sen patrick leahy has brought his love of photography to the hill during his time in the senate he has brought his passion into practice becoming somewhat of a staple photographer around capitol hill for over 30 years leahy who was born almost blind in one eye has cultivated his passion for photography since he was about 6 years old his love began when he discovered his knack for the art when his parents gave him his first camera however it was not until 1985 that leahy gained recognition for his work when he snapped a shot focusing on president reagans signing an agriculture bill after the photo was taken a staffer from the associated press asked if they could borrow the film leahy agreed requiring that ap return the footage to him when they were done the following day leahy went on a trip to china where he came across a copy of the china daily that featured his photo of president reagans hand that the senator took just the day before media16787176 quicklist 11title ronald reagan doodlestext former president ronald reagan had a rather lighthearted hobby doodling in march 2012 the thatcher archive at cambridge university released a clipping of reagans doodles that margaret thatcher had snatched up after the g7 summit that took place near ottawa canada in july 1981 when grabbing the amateur artwork thatcher told a historian at the margaret thatcher foundation that the scribblings were fascinating to see and that she just grabbed them the inked sketches portrayed a doodling of an eye a mans muscular torso and several heads including one that is thought to look like a selfportrait though the doodles are simply samples of amateur artwork reagans natural doodling ability caught the attention of people long after they were scribbled on paper media 16788655