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Whoopi Goldberg made two interesting announcement this morning from her post as co-host of The View. The first big scoop is that President Barack Obama will be a guest on the popular ABC morning show Thursday, July 29.

The second tidbit is that Barbara Walters, who continues to recover from heart valve replacement surgery, will be on hand for the momentous occasion. Based upon her expertise, she will undoubtedly take the lead during the interview.

The big deal, according to Whoopi, is that it will mark the first time that a sitting president has appeared on a day-time talk show. The women of The View have previously hosted candidate Obama, and enjoyed being on a first name basis with him at that time. Sherri Shepherd, Joy Behar, and Elizabeth Hasselbeck acknowledge that this time around it will be decidedly more formal.

The ladies were nearly giddy with anticipation, and joked about the distinguished looking secret service agents who will be swarming the set and performing pat-down body searches.

UPDATE July 29, 2010 – PHOTOS AND VIDEO

Check out Whoopi’s big announcement and view one of Obama’s previous appearances on video below: