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All Times Eastern
10:00AM: President Obama and Vice President Biden receive the Presidential Daily Briefing
11:00AM: President Obama and Vice President Biden hold a bilateral meeting United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
12:30PM: President Obama and Vice President Biden have lunch in the Private Dining Room
12:30PM: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Josh Earnest
3:15PM: President Obama views White House Demo Day exhibits
3:40PM: President Obama delivers remarks at the White House Demo Day
4:25PM: President Obama meets with American Jewish community leaders to discuss the Iran nuclear deal (he also did this in April, following the announcement of the Lausanne framework)
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President Barack Obama watches the flame on the candle as he walks to the Brady Briefing Room to present cupcakes to Hearst White House columnist Helen Thomas in honor of her birthday, Aug. 4, 2009. Thomas, who turned 89, shares the same birthday as the President, who turned 48. Photo by Pete Souza
President Barack Obama, with daughter Sasha, looks at the card given to him during a birthday party with his staff in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, on Aug. 4, 2009. Daughter Malia and First Lady Michelle Obama look on at left. Photo by Pete Souza
President Barack Obama meets with advisors in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Aug. 4, 2014. Photo by Pete Souza
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Celebrate President Obama's birthday by wishing him a happy 54th: ofa.bo/f9AH #44Turns54 http://t.co/IqnRnAraM8
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Barack Obama (@BarackObama) August 03, 2015****
President Barack Obama holds the birthday card given to him during a group photo with interns on the South Portico of the White House. Photo by Pete Souza
President Barack Obama presents cupcakes with a candle to Hearst White House columnist Helen Thomas in honor of her birthday in the James Brady Briefing Room, on Aug. 4, 2009. Thomas, who turned 89, shares the same birthday as the President, who turned 48. Photo by Pete Souza
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President Barack Obama jokingly points out cake crumbs that Vice President Joe Biden dropped on the floor in the Oval Office following a birthday celebration for the President on Aug. 4, 2009. Photo by Pete Souza
President Barack Obama tries out the fly fishing rod given to him on his birthday by a group of avid fisherman on his staff, on Aug. 4, 2009. Photo by Pete Souza
The Obama Diary 
Good Morning President Obama!! Happy Birthday to you. The very BEST President the USA has ever had!
GM TOD Family!!
Congratulations Allison 🙂
What a GORGEOUS Birthday tribute to our President Obama, NW!!!!!! Thank you!!!!!
Good morning TOD 🙂
Thanks Bobfr! Hope you have a great day!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY President Obama! And good day to everyone at TOD!
Looks like Foxfire and Allison came in the door together on this fantastic birthday post. Thanks for the joyful pictures, NW. The first one made me start singing, “I’ve got a hammer…”
GM, TOD ohana.
Happy 54 to 44; the best president of all. Thank you for all that you have done for the USA and the world. May Gid continue to bless and keep you.
Happy Birthday Mr. President! GM TOD ers.
NW, thank you for the photos of the First Family. I can’t take my eyes off of them. What a stunningly beautiful family!
Have a wonderful Tuesday everyone.
GM TOD and Happy Birthday to PBO.
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They sure are.
Wishing you a wonderful Tuesday also.
Gorgeous kid. Gorgeous man. Really enjoying those lovely photos of our handsome President.
Good morning TOD folks! Thanks for the amazing coverage coverage Nerdy. I never worry if I can’t see everything live. It’s always here at TOD.
Awwww…..you’re awesome.
Thanks. 🙂
Happy Birthday Mr. President. You only get better with age.
Good Tuesday morning! Happy Birthday, Mr. President! Many. many more….hope the day is wonderful, spent with family, friends and people that see the light on the Iran Deal:) Love you and your beautiful family:)
G’morning Nerdy, TOD, even amk, lurkers, and congrats Allison on #1! 🙂
Happy Tuesday everyone, and wishing our President a very special HAPPY 54TH BIRTHDAY!!! 🙂
#44Turns54
I would love for us to do a #44Turns54 Twitter bomb at some point today! 🙂
🙂 I like this idea, Hf. You should set a time and then spread the word.
I just checked and apparently, Twitter has beaten me to it….our President’s birthday is the #2 trend (after the promoted one)!!!
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Watch Louis Tomlinson finally confirm he is going to be a DAD
1.68M Tweets about this trend
Happy Birthday Mr. President
10.1K Tweets about this trend
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Good morning TOD! Happy Birthday President Obama, wishing you all the best 🙂
All these lovely photos make it seem as if it’s our birthday as well as the President’s. Couldn’t ask for a better present myself. Thank you, Nerdy, for starting the day in such a glorious way.
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Rise and shine – it’s a beautiful day when President Obama is our president! The world rejoices with us! Looking over those pictures reminds me of something that happens every year in my second grade class. I read two to three books aloud almost every day and I always introduce them by saying, “This is one of my favorite books”, because I just have a lot of books I love to share with them. Eventually as soon as I pick up a book they’ll chorus, “It’s her favorite book”! At the end of the year they were doing a group reflection on second grade and someone wrote, “Mrs. Foster’s favorite book: ALL OF THEM!” And that’s exactly how I feel about these pictures. The joy and light and goodness of the man shines out of every one and even though I try to pick, they are ALL my favorites! Thanks for this beautiful gift to us, Nerdy. And Happy Birthday, my President!!!! ::Jumping up and down and waving::
Happy Birthday Mr. President, wishing you a long and beautiful life with all the goodness you’ve given us 🙂
HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY PRESIDENT BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA…WE ARE SO BLESSED TO HAVE YOU IN THE WHITEHOUSE….YOU ARE LOVED BY ALL OF US AND YOUR INTEGRITY AND GRACE SERVES AS AN AWESOME EXAMPLE IN THIS OPINIONATED AND BIASED WORLD…WE HAVE THE BEST PRESIDENT THIS COUNTRY WILL EVER SEE!..I LOVE MY ENERGIZER PBO…AND THANK YOU SO FOR THE PRICELESS PIX!…THEY WARM MY HEART!
Poll: Clinton’s favorability takes a major hit
Hillary Clinton’s favorability is sinking further underwater, according to the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released Monday night.
The Democratic presidential candidate is viewed unfavorably by 48 percent of likely voters, compared with 37 percent who view her favorably.
Her ratings are down significantly from the last NBC/WSJ poll in June, when 44 percent viewed Clinton favorably versus 40 percent who viewed her unfavorably.
These numbers will certainly add to the consternation already permeating Democratic circles following a recent Quinnipiac University poll which showed Clinton’s favorability drowning in key swing states.
NBC News points out that Clinton’s fav/unfav ratio, while worse than Barack Obama’s throughout his presidency, is identical to her husband Bill Clinton’s score heading into the Democratic nomination in ’92.
Pollster Bill McInturff compared Clinton’s campaign to a battleship able to withstand several torpedo strikes, “but there has been a torpedo that has hit something, and there are some leaks.”
Despite her low favorability numbers, Clinton remains the clear frontrunner among the current field of Democratic presidential candidates.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/poll-clintons-favorability-takes-a-major-hit/ar-BBlmWwe?ocid=HPCDHP
Rikyrah, it’s in the interest of all of these right leaning pollsters to issue dire warnings about HRC and do everything in their power to undermine her so that people see one of the Republican clowns as an acceptable alternative. I’m not a Hillary fan, but I don’t trust anything being said about her at this point.
I don’t buy it either Jackie. They’ll do whatever they can to help Republicans across the finish line.
Neither do I
To be fair, this poll was taken just after the hit piece, the LYING piece of the NYT on Hillary. Her numbers could rebound a bit . I’m no big fan of the Clintons, but I don’t like t when somebody is treated unfairly. The constant sniping at her, while republican candidates – who are either imbeciles or crooks – are left alone, is shameful.
That being said, democrats should indeed be concerned. I’ve always thought that Hillary’s support was very fragile, and that independents wouldn’t be so eager to vote the Clintons back into the WH. If she is the nominee, Hillary will face a serious challenge against anybody else than Jeb Bush. People want “someone new”.
I think her support is a lot less fragile than people are willing to give her credit for.
Good Morning, Everyone 🙂
Happy Birthday, Mr. President!! 🙂
Thank you Nerdy for the great coverage of our Presidents years. He is a marvel to behold. Good Morning TOD Family.
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Happy birthday to President Obama, a man who is wise, compassionate and humane. He is the most respected and loved leader in the world. May Prosperity, good health and long life be his, along with his family.
Good West Coast morning NW & TOD family.
Thanks NW for allowing us to share PBO’s birthday with him 😘
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I just luv celebrating the President’s Birthday on TheObamaDiary. It’s like a “party over here”
Good morning, NW and OBOTs!!
Happy Happy Happy Birthday to our beloved POTUS!!!! Sweet, the VP is having lunch with him.
OUR ENERGIZER PRESIDENT WILL BE A TOUGH ACT TO FOLLOW..THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN DO THAT IS HIS BROTHER JOE! THE REPUBLICANS ARE ALREADY IN GREAT FEAR OF SUCH A POSSIBILITY!…..I HOPE MY PRESIDENT IS TUCKING IN SOME WONDERFUL BIRTHDAY MOMENTS TODAY…WISH I WAS THERE TO LIGHT A CANDLE!
GOOD MORNING!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MR. PRESIDENT!! 😄😄😄😄😄
Hey, GB, I hear it’s your birthday this week as well. I hope it’s a great one for you and you take the time to indulge in all the things you love. I don’t know how to feature a cake, but I wish you a Happy Birthday with all my heart!
Thank you very much, Jackie. Gonna make this a good day.
Good Morning TOD Family, and if you are lurking Chips you too hope you are enjoying your vacay.
Happy Birthday Mr. President and our very own GoB 🙂
Thanks, jojo! 😄😄😄
Does anyone want to do a Twitter bomb celebrating our President’s birthday with #44Turns54? Starting at 12noon ET or alternatively at around 5PM (ET)?
Well, people have already started, so we’ll just continue…
I’m in, HF!
OFF TO ERRANDS TODAY AND TO PAY A MEDICAL BILL….OUR INSUR..THE INDIANAPOLIS METRO POLICE DEPT. DOES NOT DO A GOOD JOB WITH ITS INSURANCE OR PAYING ITS OFFICERS. MY HUSBAND HAD TO PUT AN OFFICE PART ON OUR CHARGE CARD TO GET IT ON TIME…I TOLD HIM TO GET THE DARN CHECK FROM THE CHIEF TO PAY THE BILL OR I AM GOING TO THE CHIEF…THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME…BALLARD HAS ROBBED GRANT MONEY FROM IMPD…HE’S GETTING OUT BEFORE THEY FIND IT ALL AND HE HAS TO WEAR AN ORANGE SUIT…BBL……………..
Bringing this over since I did it at bottom of last thread. Have a great day. I’m off to my Tuesday food pantry volunteering.
Good morning, TOD. Happy and Blessed Birthday, Mr. President. I have mentioned before that one of my daily devotional books is Joshua DuBois’s “The President’s Devotional.” Today’s devotion is based on Galatians 6:9: Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Joshua uses an example of traveling and working with Rev. Joseph Lowery. At an event in Iowa, someone thanked him for fighting for “the younger generation.” Rev. Lowery replied that he wasn’t just fighting for the younger folks……..and said that “I’ve got a lot of life left and I’m fighting for me too.” The prayer asks for energy for new struggles we face every day. At the very bottom of the page is says: This devotion was sent to PO on his birthday. How very appropriate–PO never seems to grow weary. (Well, except in the case of gun safety.) He never grows weary of doing good. He never gives up. And, nearly every time, he reaps the good harvest. (He wins.)
Keep doing good, Mr. President!!!!! May God bless and keep you.
#TrustBarack ….. and be eternally grateful he was born on this day 54 years ago!!!
….. in AMERICA, I might add 😀
Clear signals ….
So very significant, as noted yesterday …..
YUP!!
They ain’t fools … markets, baby, markets ….
So, there’s a bit of ME news 🙂
bbl ….
Oh, and before departing, guess where our Sec of State is now 🙂
Good advice …. 😉
Good morning Nerdy, Ms. Chips, Danny and TOD family, I hope all is well with everyone this lovely Tuesday morning. Congrats Allison, on being first this morning.
My Daughter shares a birthday with President Obama. Happy Birthday to both. 🎂🎇🎉 🎂🎇🎉 🎂🎇🎉
To all, I hope you have an absolutely charming and exciting day today ❤ ❤ ❤
Thank God that President Obama is still the President of The United States of America. ⭐🏆 ⭐🏆 ⭐🏆
Double Happy Birthday to RanMan’s daughter and President Obama!!
Happy Birthday to RanMans daughter and to my niece.
Carol, happy Birthday to your niece.
Happy Birthday to your daughter, RanMan.
She is blessed to have you as a father! 🙂
Happy Birthday to our President
I love this article on PBO from MTV! 🙂
// President Barack Obama, who turns 54 today, is the realest commander-in-chief ever, period. Whether he’s talking about guacamole or gun control, he does it with candor, grace and style that’s inimitable. To celebrate his special day, we’ve put together a list of 13 our favorite, realest moments that only the POTUS could deliver.
http://www.mtv.com/news/2230741/happy-birthday-president-obama-no-chill/
I saw that, hf, and does a great job of showing the many facets of the man. I also enjoyed this little gem. I hadn’t seen it before since I don’t watch late night TV. https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=125&v=RDocnbkHjhI
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!
and the GOP will continue its efforts to dismantle them…
Thank you, Nerdy for this gallery of Barack Obama at all stages of his life. A perfect Birthday salute.
Good morning to all at TOD.
BBL
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Yes, hopefruit.
This morning Ed Rendell echoed David Axelrod’s view we heard yesterday.
The Dem Establishment favoring HRC is busy warning VP Biden that he doesn’t want to end his public career by losing to HRC. Their talking point is that Joe won’t run because he knows he won’t win.
I would expect to hear this idea echoed by the media and the DNC.
VP Biden will do as he sees fit and ignore the noise as i will now attempt to do.
I haven’t seen what the Sanders camp is saying as I have been ignoring that crowd altogether.
Axelrod said that?
Nevermind, I just found the clip. UGH.
Woot-woot, the party’s already in full swing! What an array, Ms NerdyW – great stuff! Merci, mille fois!
Greetings, all you party-ers! Despite its ups and downs, life’s good….right?
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Catching your breath in between all the dancing, are you? 😀 😀 Well done, my dear!
Happy bday to our president today! of course at TOD it feels like our bday here as well. Cake and pie for all, huzzah!
Good Morning TODers! Nerdy, “you did good”, again!
Happy Birthday President Obama. I love you dearly. You make my heart sing!
Good Morning! Happy Birthday President Obama!
Hope you get sweet potato pie!
Did you see the photo with all the PIES lined up for his birthday celebration?? 🙂 🙂
Thank you NW for all your work putting this together! 😊
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LOL – that would be more of a gift to America, not really a gift to PBO! 🙂
so, hoo’s b’day party is this?
any news on the clown bus forum last night?
Yowza! http://www.balloon-juice.com/2015/08/04/votersfirst-against-the-wall-last-night-in-new-hampshire/
Mark Knoller is obssessed with PBO’s birthday cake…ROTFL
Of course he is obssessed with it, he don’t want a slice he want half of it. Happy Birthday President Obama.
is that obsessed?
This is absolutely lovely, Judith. Thank you.
Good Morning NW and TOD.
Sajak wished the President a happy birthday? I thought he was pretty conservative. Extremely so.
This is The Wheel of Fortune’s Twitter handle not Sajak’s. Sajak has his own twitter handle and the dude is nuts.
Allison, Congratulations on first! I’m only over two hours late!
What a great photo selection Nerdy! Thank you so much.
Happy Birthday President Obama!
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PBO’s twitter page has floating balloons!
https://twitter.com/POTUS
Well THAT’S cool!!!
Lovely 😎
Ziti’s new post.
http://theobamadiary.com/2015/08/04/dear-democrats-winning-is-hard-work-ask-potus-obama-2/
A truly Beautiful Post, NW.
Happy Birthday, Pres Barack H. Obama.
Thank you, Mr. President.
In the Era…Arc of President Obama, it wonderfully bends straight #FORWARD!
Nerdy, {{{{{{{{{Thank you for all that you do for all of us here in the TOD family.}}}}}}}}}} And a BIG Happy Birthday to the best President EVER! HZ