Happy Birthday, Mr. Barack Obama!
Elena Vnorovscaia / Chişinău / Moldova.ORG / -- As it is widely known Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is also the first African American to hold the office.
And today the entire American nation and the entire world congratulate Mr. Obama. Why? The Nobel Peace Prize winner «for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples" turned 50 years old!
Obama has already joked about his age during a Cabinet meeting Wednesday, telling reporters: "I'm going to get advice from some around the table about how to handle this milestone."
Today, Barack Obama became the seventh U.S. president of this age and one of the youngest presidents in America’s history.
Only six others have turned 50 on the job: James Polk, Franklin Pierce, Ulysses Grant, Grover Cleveland, Theodore Roosevelt and Bill Clinton.
Unfortunately, two other young sitting presidents never got the chance to turn 50 in office: James Garfield and John Kennedy, both slain by assassins.
According to his recent NPR interview, Obama has already received one birthday gift: "You know what I really want right now is to get a debt-ceiling deal for my birthday… That's kind of sad, I know."
"Maybe I'll have a good hamburger on my birthday as well", added the president.
Our congratulations, Mr. Obama!
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