Andrews Air Force Base - Obama Spends His 51st Birthday On The Golf Course Reuters

WASHINGTON Sat Aug 4, 2012 4:52pm EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama celebrated his or her 51st personal gift on Saturday using a spherical connected with golf, subsequently helicoptered towards the Camp David presidential escape for your tranquil evening heli-copter flight advertising campaign trail.

Obama, an fervent golfer, enjoyed having colleagues plus friends at the Andrews Air Force Base around hot, muggy varying weather condotions previous to taking Marine One to Maryland's Catoctin Mountains inside afternoon.

The White House didn't release details from the president's evening strategies as well as promote the menu regarding that special birthday supper your dog appeared to be required to discuss with wife, Michelle.

Their little ones were at summer months camping this particular 1 week but it appeared to be not clear whether they'd possibly be provide along at the rustic holiday the fact that Obamas possess frequented under over White House residents. The us president generally opts to be able to playing golf with Andrews or participate in basketball throughout in town Washington for you to relax on the weekends.

Obama is set to see Connecticut plus Colorado for strategy activities up coming week, all of which coordinator a new re-election fundraiser along with a wedding concept at his family members household around Chicago upcoming weekend.

Vice President Joe Biden claimed from a plan electronic mail last month this proponents donations $5 or maybe more could be inserted proper raffle for a likelihood to go to that affair for the Obama residence.

"Take the idea from me. You'll have fun at this one," Biden wrote.

(Reporting simply by Samson Reiny inside Washington and Eric Johnson inside Chicago; Writing through Laura MacInnis ; Editing by means of Anthony Boadle )