Obama To Hold Prime Time Press Conference Monday
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During his daily briefing today, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said that Mr. Obama will answer questions from reporters at 8 p.m. eastern time this coming Monday.
While Mr. Obama has answered a few questions from reporters during some White House events, he has not held a formal news conference yet since becoming president.
As a comparison, CBS News White House correspondent Mark Knoller reports that President Bush's first White House news conference was Feb. 22 - but it was at 2:40 p.m. in the afternoon in the Briefing Room.
Mr. Bush's first prime-time news conference was not until Oct. 11, 2001 -- nearly nine months into his presidency.
