Obama first sitting president to visit “Late Night with David Letterman.” By Gil Kaufman President Barack Obama and David Letterman on “The Late Show with David Letterman” in New York City on Monday Photo: Jim Watson/ AFP/ Getty Images Though he’s in town to address the United Nations this week, President Barack Obama took some time out of his busy schedule on Monday night to notch another first: He became the first sitting president to appear on the “Late Show With David Letterman.” Serving as the night’s only guest, Obama answered questions about his daughters, Afghanistan and the economy, but the instant classic moment of the night came when Letterman quizzed the commander in chief about recent suggestions from former President Jimmy Carter that racism might be behind the intense criticism of his health-care push. “First of all, I think it’s important to realize that I was actually black before the election,” Obama said to a roar of laughter and applause from the audience and Letterman. The host shot back, “Really?
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President Obama Assures Letterman, ‘I Was Actually Black Before The Election’
