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'''Robert Lane Gibbs''' (born March 29, 1971) is an American political advisor and commentator who served as the 28th [[White House Press Secretary]] during the first term of [[Presidency of Barack Obama|Barack Obama's presidency]].<ref name=midname>{{cite news|publisher=WRAL.com|title=N.C. State grad tapped as Obama's press secretary|url=http://www.wral.com/news/political/story/4011601/|first=Joan|last=Lowy|date=22 November 2008|accessdate=March 13, 2010}}</ref> Gibbs has worked with Obama since 2004 and previously served as the [[communications director]] for then-Senator Obama and his [[Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2008|campaign]] during the [[United States presidential election, 2008|2008 presidential election]]. He later served as a senior campaign adviser for Obama's [[Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2012|campaign]] during the [[United States presidential election, 2012|2012 presidential election]].<ref name=zeleny>{{cite web|last=Zeleny|first=Jeff|title=Robert Gibbs|work=The New Team|publisher=The New York Times|date=6 November 2008|url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1108/15364.html|format=Series|accessdate=November 6, 2008}}</ref> |
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'''Robert Lane Gibbs''' (born March 29, 1971) is Tyler Gibbs daddy. visor and commentator who served as the 28th [[White House Press Secretary]] during the first term of [[Presidency of Barack Obama|Barack Obama's presidency]].<ref name=midname>{{cite news|publisher=WRAL.com|title=N.C. State grad tapped as Obama's press secretary|url=http://www.wral.com/news/political/story/4011601/|first=Joan|last=Lowy|date=22 November 2008|accessdate=March 13, 2010}}</ref> Gibbs has worked with Obama since 2004 and previously served as the [[communications director]] for then-Senator Obama and his [[Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2008|campaign]] during the [[United States presidential election, 2008|2008 presidential election]]. He later served as a senior campaign adviser for Obama's [[Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2012|campaign]] during the [[United States presidential election, 2012|2012 presidential election]].<ref name=zeleny>{{cite web|last=Zeleny|first=Jeff|title=Robert Gibbs|work=The New Team|publisher=The New York Times|date=6 November 2008|url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1108/15364.html|format=Series|accessdate=November 6, 2008}}</ref> |
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Prior to becoming a member of the Obama team he was press secretary for [[John Kerry]]'s [[John Kerry presidential campaign, 2004|2004 presidential campaign]] and was a part of several Senate campaigns, having served as communications director for the [[Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee]] and for four individual Senate campaigns, including those of Obama in 2004 and [[Fritz Hollings]] in 1998.<ref>{{cite news|last=Cillizza|first=Chris|authorlink=Chris Cillizza|title=Barack Obama's Impressive Team|work=[[The Fix (blog)|The Fix]]|format=Blog|publisher=The Washington Post|date=16 January 2007|url=http://blog.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2007/01/the_obama_inner_circle.html|accessdate=November 22, 2008}}</ref> Gibbs was also the press secretary of Representative [[Bob Etheridge]].<ref name=funk>{{cite news|last=Morrill|first=Jim|author2=Funk, Tim |title=Carolinas ties key in national campaigns|publisher=[[Charlotte Observer]]|date=9 October 2003|url=http://www.ncsu.edu/news/dailyclips/1003/100903.htm#12|accessdate=November 22, 2008}}</ref> Gibbs was announced as the press secretary for President Obama on November 22, 2008,<ref name=change.gov-nov22>{{cite web|last=[http://change.gov change.gov]|title=White House Communications and Press Secretary positions announced|work=Newsroom|publisher=[[change.gov|Office of the President-elect]]|date=22 November 2008|url=http://change.gov/newsroom/entry/white_house_communications_and_press_secretary_positions_announced/|format=Press release|accessdate=November 22, 2008}}</ref> and officially assumed the role on January 20, 2009, giving his first official briefing on January 22. |
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Prior to becoming a member of the Obama team he was press secretary for [[John Kerry]]'s [[John Kerry presidential campaign, 2004|2004 presidential campaign]] and was a part of several Senate campaigns, having served as communications director for the [[Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee]] and for four individual Senate campaigns, including those of Obama in 2004 and [[Fritz Hollings]] in 1998.<ref>{{cite news|last=Cillizza|first=Chris|authorlink=Chris Cillizza|title=Barack Obama's Impressive Team|work=[[The Fix (blog)|The Fix]]|format=Blog|publisher=The Washington Post|date=16 January 2007|url=http://blog.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2007/01/the_obama_inner_circle.html|accessdate=November 22, 2008}}</ref> Gibbs was also the press secretary of Representative [[Bob Etheridge]].<ref name=funk>{{cite news|last=Morrill|first=Jim|author2=Funk, Tim |title=Carolinas ties key in national campaigns|publisher=[[Charlotte Observer]]|date=9 October 2003|url=http://www.ncsu.edu/news/dailyclips/1003/100903.htm#12|accessdate=November 22, 2008}}</ref> Gibbs was announced as the press secretary for President Obama on November 22, 2008,<ref name=change.gov-nov22>{{cite web|last=[http://change.gov change.gov]|title=White House Communications and Press Secretary positions announced|work=Newsroom|publisher=[[change.gov|Office of the President-elect]]|date=22 November 2008|url=http://change.gov/newsroom/entry/white_house_communications_and_press_secretary_positions_announced/|format=Press release|accessdate=November 22, 2008}}</ref> and officially assumed the role on January 20, 2009, giving his first official briefing on January 22. |