Robert Gibbs

Robert Gibbs Chides Press on Afghan Troop Surge Stories

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - November 10, 2009

Turns out President Obama isn't ready to OK 40,000 new troops to Afghanistan as press has reported. more >>

Harry Potter and Arne Duncan Fight the Summer Reading Slide

By Paul Bedard and Nikki Schwab - Washington Whispers - July 20, 2009

The education secretary has Obama advisers reading to kids this summer. more >>

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs's Catholic Side

By Dan Gilgoff - God & Country - July 9, 2009

Obama's press secretary speaks to Catholic social teaching's influence on the president—and himself. more >>

Robert Gibbs a High School Joker

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - May 27, 2009

Novelist Ace Atkins recalls Gibbs in Auburn, Ala. more >>

The Anonymous Obama Official Fight: Not AP Hypocrisy ... White House Arrogance?

By John Aloysius Farrell - John A. Farrell - May 27, 2009

Press Secretary Robert Gibbs pushes back on reporters' calls for openness. more >>

Vengeful Torture Crusade of Leahy and Levin Will Come to No Good

By Mary Kate Cary - Mary Kate Cary - April 27, 2009

What good comes from this? more >>

Ford Scores Another Obama Hybrid Sale

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - April 20, 2009

It seems as if the Obama White House is single-handedly keeping Ford in business. more >>

Did Obama Diss Fox's Major Garrett at His News Conference?

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - March 26, 2009

All the other White House reporters are called by their first name, but not Fox's Major Garrett. more >>

10 Things You Didn't Know About Robert Gibbs

Nation & World - February 27, 2009

Gibbs is President Barack Obama's press secretary. more >>

Obama Address Will Focus on Stimulus, Bailouts

By Kenneth T. Walsh - Nation & World - February 24, 2009

Aides say the president will tell Americans better days are ahead. more >>

Morning Joe Tours Robert Gibbs's Closet, Tries to Sneak Into Oval Office

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - February 24, 2009

Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski took a live tour of the White House. more >>

An Insider's Look at Obama's First Days in the White House

By Kenneth T. Walsh - Nation & World - February 3, 2009

Spokesman Robert Gibbs describes Obama's first minutes in the Oval Office and his plans going forward. more >>

Grumbling in the White House Press Room

By Kenneth T. Walsh - Nation & World - January 23, 2009

Why spokesman Robert Gibbs and White House news correspondents got off to a prickly start. more >>

Obama Faces a Delay for His Economic Recovery Plan

By Kenneth T. Walsh - Nation & World - January 5, 2009

No deal by Inauguration Day, a blow to Obama's hope for a quick response to the economic crisis. more >>

Scott McClellan to Robert Gibbs: Scrap the On-Camera White House Briefings

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - December 6, 2008

McClellan says on-camera briefings twice a week would lessen the drama. more >>

Obama Spokesman: President-Elect Will Focus on Strengthening the Economy But Can't Work Miracles

By Kenneth T. Walsh - Nation & World - November 14, 2008

Attempting to lower expectations, Robert Gibbs downplayed the first 100 days of the administration. more >>