In this May 21, 2008, file photo, Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., chats with his campaign communications director Robert Gibbs, right, before a rally in Tampa, Fla. Gibbs worked as campaign press secretary for Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., during his campaign to claim the Democrats' last presidential nomination. Today Gibbs serves as Obama's communications director, while recently adding the title of 'senior adviser.'
(AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)