Though he celebrated Tuesday with family and friends, President Bush could not avoid the spotlight on his actual birthday.
At the end of the press conference on the same day with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper (L), Raghubir Goyal of the India Globe and Asia Today told Bush it was his birthday, too. Bush invited Goyal to stand at his side for a picture.
Bush, asked,"Anybody else have their birthday today?"
And there were a few others like Richard Benedetto of USA Today and State Department staffer Todd Mizis also shared there birthday with the President.
Reporters, White House staffers and others treated Bush to chorus of Happy Birthday to You.
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