Monday, November 24, 2008

Obama Announces Economic Team, Press Conference (Video)


Obama's speech on introducing Economic Team

Members of the Economic Team

President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden officially announced key members of their economic team today, naming Timothy Geithner as Secretary of the Treasury and Lawrence Summers as Director of the National Economic Council. Obama and Biden also named Christina Romer Chair of the Council of Economic advisors, and named Melody Barnes and Heather Higginbottom to serve as Director and Deputy Director of the Domestic Policy Council.


Transcript


Q&A from the press


Brian Williams/Chuck Todd, NBC

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