A phrase made famous by
Marylin Monroe when she sang "
Happy Birthday" to then-president
John F. Kennedy. She did this before an
audience of 15,000 people wearing a
flesh-colored, $5000
gown which she was literally sewn into. After her performance, Kennedy came up
on-stage and responded "Thank you, I can now
retire from politics after having had
Happy Birthday sung to me in such a sweet and
wholesome way."
The phrase "
Happy Birthday, Mr. President" has since become synonymous with political (and sometimes even corporate) seduction. It is often uttered in a
throaty,
pseudo-
sultry voice when used
facetiously.