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Obamas spend quiet Thanksgiving at White House

By Washington Examiner
Published November 28, 2013 6:29pm ET
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Obamas spend quiet Thanksgiving at White House
President Barack Obama closes a folder after signing the last of three bills in the Oval Office of the White House on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013 in Washington. According to the White House release, President Obama signed S. 252 : Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Reauthorization Act or the "PREEMIE Reauthorization Act", H.R. 1848: Small Airplane Revitalization Act of 2013, and H.R. 3204: Drug Quality and Security Act. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci) | Evan Vucci

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama celebrated a quiet Thanksgiving at the White House Thursday and called several members of armed forces to thank them for their service to the country.

Many presidents have preferred to spend the holiday at Camp David, the secluded Maryland mountaintop retreat, but the Obama has more often chosen to have dinner at the Executive Mansion.

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