Politics | President Obama Obama Quietly Turns 52 Hits Camp David for the weekend By Polly Davis Doig Posted Aug 4, 2013 12:48 PM CDT Copied A sign wishing President Obama happy birthday hangs on a neighbor's fence near his Hyde Park home, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) What do you get for that leader of the free world who has everything? Apparently a weekend at Camp David and a round of golf with old friends will do it, reports the AP on the occasion of President Obama's 52nd birthday today. The White House is staying pretty tightlipped on any other plans, and Obama is due back in Washington this afternoon anyway. Politico has a gallery of Obama's birthdays past here, while if you truly have entirely too much time to burn, the White House offers up its 52 favorite photos from the president's past year. Or there's always this. Read These Next A game of doorbell ditch turns fatal for 11-year-old. Guy accused of snatching hat from boy at US Open IDed as rich CEO. It's an unexpected footnote in the life of Buford Pusser. Iran's leaders ditched their phones. Their bodyguards didn't. Report an error