There was also a sense that if he [Obama] did not win in Iowa, that it was very unlikely that he would be able to come back and win the Democratic no….

Reporters are always supposed to be demanding more access and more transparency. So the day that there isn't some friction between the White House pr….

There was always this sense, even early on in the campaign, that if the senator Obama could score this upset victory in Iowa, that there was a pretty….

The United States played the role of encouraging both sides to come together to try to finally resolve this issue, and we were pleased to see leaders….

When the president offered me this job, he told me that if there were situations in which I needed to speak to him or I needed his advice or I needed….

have a lot of respect for the responsibility that journalists have to ask tough questions, to hold the administration accountable and to be advocates….

The biggest challenge of being the press secretary is trying to be aware of all of the things that are happening, both around the world but also here….

I believe that that responsibility that reporters have is worthy of me showing them respect, and that's what I try to do on a regular basis, and I ha….

We have marched in lockstep with Israel. We've been side by side with them as they've confronted the Iranian nuclear threat and we'll continue to be.….

Even now, hearing the debates about Medicaid, the suggestion that somehow we could save money by cutting Medicaid strikes a chord in me personally. I….

We have raised significant concerns about the way that China and individuals acting on behalf of the state of China have acted in cyberspace..

The walk-in privilege, to walk into the Oval Office and have a conversation with the president, is not something that everybody gets..

My start in politics was watching my parents go to the polls on election day. It reminded me that being an active, engaged citizen and voter is criti….

The thing that I try to remember is that in the briefing room it's not a debate. I'm not supposed to go in there and win a debate with the press corp….

I try to most effectively and persuasively present our argument, in a way that gives other people the information they need to decide, on the merits,….

My mom's younger sister was born with Down syndrome. I was close to my grandmother when I was growing up. I remember talking to my grandmother about ….

If it gets to a situation where it turns into a debate, look, the person that I'm debating is the person that is writing the story or presenting the ….

The President and first lady did hold a private party at the White House over the weekend, but given the private nature of that event, I don't have a….

My mom and my grandmother definitely were (Democrat supporters). It wasn't a sense that, "Well, we vote for Democrats no matter what," but it was sor….

There are a lot of people who are eager to assign blame. I think we're [USA] eager to try and find some solutions. One thing that would help would be….

I still remember vividly watching television coverage of the Democratic National Convention in the summer of 1992 (when he was 17) when Bill Clinton ….