Post date: Aug 04, 2012 10:19:30 PM
JOINT BASE ANDREWS, MARYLAND, UNITED STATES (AUGUST 4, 2012) (RESTRICTED POOL) - President Barack Obama celebrated his 51st birthday on Saturday (August 4) with a round of golf, then helicoptered to the Camp David presidential retreat for a
U.S. President Barack Obama heads to Camp David after spending his 51st birthday on the golf course.
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quiet evening off the campaign trail.Obama, an avid golfer, played with colleagues and friends at the Andrews Air Force Base in hot, muggy weather conditions before taking Marine One to Maryland's Catoctin Mountains in the afternoon.
The White House did not release details of the president's evening plans or share the menu for the birthday meal he was expected to share with his wife, Michelle.
Their daughters were at summer camp this week and it was not clear whether they would be present at the rustic getaway that the Obamas have visited less than past White House residents.
The president often opts to golf at Andrews or play basketball in downtown Washington to unwind on the weekends.
Obama is set to visit Connecticut and Colorado for campaign events next week, and will host a re-election fundraiser with a birthday theme at his family home in Chicago next weekend.