Putting into effect a campaign promise to set a new tone in Washington, President Obama moved quickly this week to impose restrictions on lobbying while opening up the processes of governing. ...more

January 23, 2009

WASHINGTON - President-elect Obama called Nancy Reagan on Friday to apologize for joking that she held seances in the White House. ...more

November 7, 2008

President Bush will meet with President-elect Barack Obama in the Oval Office on Monday to discuss the economy, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and other challenges the new administration will face in January, officials said Thursday. ...more

November 7, 2008

Near the end of "What Happened," Scott McClellan's tough-love critique of President Bush and his failed presidency, he recounts a bizarre and telling moment in the Oval Office. ...more

June 1, 2008