Rev. Al Sharpton has visited the White House 61 times since 2009, a good chunk of those trips huddling with President Obama's PR staffers.
The National Review examined the White House visitor log and found that 34 of the New York-based civil rights activist's trips were for high-profile events such as the "Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement" and a welcoming ceremony for Mexico president Felipe Calderon.
The MSNBC commentator had only a single one-on-one meeting with the President, which was more than what he achieved during the reign of George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, and another lone session with Obama's now former political advisor David Axelrod.
Sharpton attended two movie screenings, a Super Bowl party and a party for the President.
Most of the other visits were with top presidential advisor Valerie Jarrett and her PR staff.
Sharpton had four sit-downs with Jarrett and seven with her top communications aide Healther Foster.
The reverend also met one-on-one with Buffy Wicks, deputy director of Jarrett's White House office, Kathy Branch, Jarrett's administrative assistant, and Dominque Mann, communications officer.
Sharpton met Mann on Aug. 4, the day he called for a march to seek justice for Eric Garner, who died at the hands of Staten Island police.
It's expected that Sharpton will continue making frequent trips to the White House through 2016 as racial tensions in the US remain high.
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