HARLOW: Welcome back. You're live in the CNN NEWSROOM. And as you may know, President Obama turned 55 this week. So to celebrate, the first lady threw him his final birthday bash at the White House. The party shockingly closed to the press. The guests even had to check their camera phones at the door. So we can only speculate what went down which is generally not a good thing in journalist but we'll take a chance here. Our Jake Tapper draws out what he thinks happened in this week's "State of the Cartoonian."</s>JAKE TAPPER, CNN ANCHOR (voice-over): JFK had Marilyn. President Obama has Beyonce to serenade him on his birthday, that is. Or so we imagine. On this birthday, Obama woke up to his highest approval ratings in three-and-a-half years. So we assume guest Ellen DeGeneres with help from guest Kendrick Lamar had no trouble getting the president to hit the dance floor. We wonder, did party goers Samuel L. Jackson and Will Farrell rock it out? Billionaire George Lucas was there. Did Lucas bring a present? What does one get the president on his birthday? In any case, happy birthday, Mr. President. Enjoy yourself. Try not to think too hard about that other thing.
Obama's Star- Studded Birthday Bash.