Oprah Hits White House to Interview Obama

By: Brian Montopoli
Topics: White House

(CBS/AP)

Talk show host Oprah Winfrey held a joint interview with President Obama and the first lady at the White House today for her upcoming Christmas-themed television special.

Winfrey "descended on the White House on Thursday, accompanied by a giant array of personnel and equipment," according to the Associated Press. In addition to interviewing the first couple, she took a tour of the White House and its holiday decorations.

The talk show host, who recently announced that she would end her show in two years, recently held a high-profile sit down with former GOP Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin.

Winfrey backed Mr. Obama during the presidential campaign, breaking with her longtime practice of remaining neutral in elections.

The holiday special is scheduled to air on ABC on Sunday, December 13th.

Winfrey has not interviewed Mr. Obama, a fellow Chicagoan, since he became president, though she did interview him as a candidate.

The interview took place on the same day that the president held a jobs summit and participated in the National Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony.

Brian Montopoli
Brian Montopoli is the senior political reporter at CBSNews.com.
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by bcs2k December 13, 2009 9:47 PM EST: you tell em markj2!!!! We need more of Dubyah style management. Obama should start a few more wars and waste millions through your cronies (i.e. Defense contractors), let industries run wild with scant regulation....who cares if we have another economic meltdown...

hahahahahahaha

you're funny.; Reply to this comment


by P0STING_AWAY December 4, 2009 7:11 AM EST: To all of you BOZOS you are currently ranting ("Going Rogue ???") about
Obama's ability to clean up the MESS left by Bush ......

REMEMBER

It took Bush EIGHT YEARS to make this mess.

NOBODY COULD CLEAN THIS UP IN SIX MONTHS.; Reply to this comment


by stn_sage December 3, 2009 7:22 PM EST: Mr. Obama, with all the promises you haven't kept so far...
you should have better things to do with your time than giving interviews to Oprah Winfrey...
this really makes you look somewhat derelict in your duties!!

Less TALK...and MORE meaningful ACTION is what the public would like to see you do!; Reply to this comment


by endurorob_5 December 3, 2009 6:57 PM EST: I'll bet that was one intense, hard hitting interview. I wonder how many questions were asked about date night or the pedigree family dog.; Reply to this comment


by markj2 December 3, 2009 6:44 PM EST: Is either one of them revelant any more? I think people are getting so tired of everytime they turn on there TV Obama is flapping his lips about something. He may have rallied people during his candidency with "CHANGE WE CAN BELIEVE IN" & YES WE CAN,but the reality is that its more of the same old "CRAP" coming out of both Congress and the White House. 10.2 % unemployment,the individual economt is in the toilet and what do they prepose more spending driving the U.S. into futher debt. Scrap the Health Care nonsense,forget CRAP N TRADE and cut taxes on business and corporations. Stop trying to control every aspect of American life,it isn't working and it will never work. Stop blaming the previous administration for everything,because theres things your administration has done that have futher the problems we suffer. If your party isn't willing to work with the republicans for the good of the country and not just whats good for your party,then you and your fellow Dems won't be in power very much longer. What happened to tossing out the special interest groups and cleaning up the mess you blame Bush for,when you yourself and your party are just as guilty of helping create this mess.; Reply to this comment