Barack Obama Scheduled for Daytime Talk-Show Appearance

BURBANK: Barack Obama is to appear on ABC’s The View, marking the first time in history that a U.S. president has made a visit to a daytime talk show.

Obama will be a featured guest this Thursday, July 29. His appearance is part of the show’s continuing "Red, White & View" campaign, which is committed to political guests and discussions.

Barbara Walters, creator, executive producer and co-host of The View, will make an exclusive in-studio appearance for the event. Walters has been off the show since she underwent heart valve replacement surgery in May.

"We are so pleased and honored that President Obama will be a guest on The View," said Walters. "The president last appeared on the program in March 2008 while he was still a senator, and first lady Michelle Obama was a featured guest co-host in June 2008. This shows that both the president and first lady feel that our show is an influential and important source of information and news. I’m also going to appear on The View Thursday for the first time since my open heart surgery in May. I will return full-time in September."