Robert Gibbs
MEMBERS ONLY: What It's Like To Ask A Question At A White House Briefing
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Happy Not-Holidays, Banter members. As part of my (hopefully) never-ending quest to bring you as close to the inside of the White House beat as is humanly possible, I was searching through my archives this weekend, and I found a real treat: a ...read more
Jay Carney's Best Burns, Zings, and Wisecracks as White House Press Secretary
On Wednesday, June 18, 2014, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney delivered his final briefing from the podium in the Brady Briefing Room, striding onto that stage for the final time to the strains of Guided By Voices' "Motor On." As he takes his next steps back into private ...read more
Jay Carney Strikes Back at Carney Derangement Syndrome
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney, not surprisingly, has few fans among the conservative media, but for most of his tenure, has managed to avoid the sort of unhinged reactions that his predecessor, Robert Gibbs, provoked. This week, though, a charming little style-section ...read more
Robert Gibbs Stepping Down As Press Secretary
NYT reporting Robert Gibbs, the White House press secretary and close confidante to President Obama, said Wednesday that he will step down and become an outside political adviser to the president and his re-election campaign. I hope Bill Burton gets the job: ...read more