What can America expect from soon-to-be press secretary Robert Gibbs?

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In just weeks Robert Gibbs is going to become one of the most watched people in Washington DC as he is slated to become the White House press secretary. He’s a young veteran of politics from Alabama and few people are closer to the president-elect. New York Times magazine writer, Mark Leibovich, has just written a profile of Gibbs that will run in this weekend’s edition and he joins The Takeaway to tell us what we can expect with Gibbs as press secretary.

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