Obama bids farewell to Press Sec. Gibbs in Washington
U.S. President Barack Obama returns the tie Press Secretary Robert Gibbs lent Obama for his keynote speech during the 2004 Democratic National Convention on Gibbs' last day in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington on February 11, 2011. Jay Carney will fill Gibbs' position. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg
Obamas, Bidens Host White House Luau For Members Of Congress
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs falls into a water tank before a luau for members of Congress and their families on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on June 25, 2009. In a celebration of U.S. President Barack Obama’s home state, the South Lawn was decorated with tiki torches and palm huts and the meal prepared by famous Hawaiian chef Alan Wong. (UPI Photo/Chip Somodevilla/Pool)
President Obama and First Lady Celebrate Halloween at White House
Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, dressed as Darth Vader in the east room of the White House, celebrates Halloween n Saturday, October 31, 2009. The President and First lady invited more than 2,000 local school children to take part in the festivities that includes performers and Halloween themed decorations. UPI/Kristoffer Tripplaar/Pool
President Obama and First Lady Celebrate Halloween at White House
Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, dressed as Darth Vader in the east room of the White House, and son Ethan celebrate Halloween on Saturday, October 31, 2009. The President and First lady invited more than 2,000 local school children to take part in the festivities that includes performers and Halloween themed decorations. UPI/Kristoffer Tripplaar/Pool
White House Press Secretary Gibbs stepping down in Washington
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs is seen in his office at the White House in Washington on January 5, 2011. Gibbs announced he is leaving the Obama administration sometime in February to "recharge." UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg
President Obama Signs Historic Health Care Bill in Washington
White House Senior Advisor David Axelrod and Communications Director Robert Gibbs are all smiles as they wait for U.S. President Barack Obama to arrive and sign the Health Insurance Reform Bill in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on March 23, 2010. The historic $938 million health care bill will guaranteed coverage for 32 million uninsured Americans and will touch nearly every American's life. UPI/Pat Benic
Administration officials discuss oil well kill in Washington
NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco laughs as Press Secretary Robert Gibbs does what he called "my Vanna White impression" as they discuss BP's efforts to seal up the Deepwater Horizon oil well during a briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington on August 4, 2010. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs and Anne Daniels watch as U.S. President Barack Obama departs from the South Lawn of the White House en route to Camp David on August 21, 2009. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg
President Obama cheers as the Washington Nationals play the Philadelphia Phillies in Washington
U.S. President Barack Obama (C) cheers alongside Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA) (L) and White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs as they watch the Washington Nationals take on the Philadelphia Phillies at Nationals Park in Washington on April 5, 2010. UPI/Kevin Dietsch
Robert Gibbs speaks about the swine influenza at the White House
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs speaks about the swine influenza during his daily press briefing at the White House in Washington on April 27, 2009. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)
U.S. President Obama attends the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs attends the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington on May 1, 2010. UPI/Olivier Douliery/Pool
(L to R) White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, White House Counsel Greg Craig, and White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs look on as U.S. President Barack Obama announces the retirement of U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter during the Daily White House Briefing in Washington on May 1, 2009. (UPI Photo/Ron Sachs/Pool)
U.S. President Obama attends the Radio and Television Correspondents' Dinner in Washington.
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs (R) whispers to U.S. President Barack Obama as he speaks at the Radio and Television Correspondents' Dinner in Washington on June 19, 2009 (UPI Photo/Alexis C. Glenn)
Sec. State Clinton discusses Pakistan humanitarian aid at White House
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs arrive to make an announcement regarding humanitarian aid to Pakistan in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington on May 19, 2009. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)
President Obama and Press Secretary Robert Gibbs walk from Blair House to White House in Washington
U.S. President Barack Obama and Press Secretary Robert Gibbs walk back to the White House after a meeting with cabinet members at the Blair House in Washington on July 31, 2009. Obama held a cabinet retreat with cabinet members to "talk about the agendas both past and forward," according to Press Secretary Gibbs. UPI/Alex Wong/Pool
U.S. President Barack Obama's White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs briefs the media in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington on January 23, 2009. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs prepares for a press briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington on May 20, 1010. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg
Press Sec. Gibbs discusses Egypt during briefing at White House
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs speaks during a daily press briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington on January 28, 2011. The briefing focused on the ongoing riots in Egypt. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg
President Obama returns to the White House from Indiana
United States President Barack Obama, right, and Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, left, look through the windows of Marine 1 as they arrive on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, May 17, 2009. The President spent the day in Indiana delivering the commencement address at Notre Dame University in South Bend and at a Democratic Fund raiser in Indianapolis, Indiana. (UPI Photo/Ron Sachs/Pool)