Posted by Jed Lewison on Sun Nov 16, 2008 at 8:56 PM Pacific

The Obamas' 60 Minutes Interview

CBS has posted the full video online, though it does not yet appear to be embeddable.

Update (9:21PM): I just finished the first part of the interview. What a joy it is to listen to a President (or President-elect) who comfortably and knowledgeably talks about history and what books he's reading.

On a more wonkish level, President-elect Obama emphasized his pragmatic approach to the presidency, focusing on the need to do things that will actually work. To that end, he reaffirmed his conviction that we need a major stimulus plan to get the economy going again and underscored his desire to see an assistance plan for the auto industry.

He also said that at least one Republican would serve in his cabinet. Other than saying that he expects to make them soon, he didn't reveal anything more about his planned appointments, including on the speculation about HRC as secretary of state.

He also said that he would follow-through on his promise to close Guantanamo and end the policy permitting torturing enemy combatants. He said that he would meet with the Joint Chiefs of Staff as soon as he takes office to begin the process of pulling out of Iraq, and he again pointed out the importance of winning in Afghanistan and of capturing or killing Osama bin Laden.

The Obamas' 60 Minutes Interview

CBS has posted the full video online, though it does not yet appear to be embeddable.

Update (9:21PM): I just finished the first part of the interview. What a joy it is to listen to a President (or President-elect) who comfortably and knowledgeably talks about history and what books he's reading.

On a more wonkish level, President-elect Obama emphasized his pragmatic approach to the presidency, focusing on the need to do things that will actually work. To that end, he reaffirmed his conviction that we need a major stimulus plan to get the economy going again and underscored his desire to see an assistance plan for the auto industry.

He also said that at least one Republican would serve in his cabinet. Other than saying that he expects to make them soon, he didn't reveal anything more about his planned appointments, including on the speculation about HRC as secretary of state.

He also said that he would follow-through on his promise to close Guantanamo and end the policy permitting torturing enemy combatants. He said that he would meet with the Joint Chiefs of Staff as soon as he takes office to begin the process of pulling out of Iraq, and he again pointed out the importance of winning in Afghanistan and of capturing or killing Osama bin Laden.

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