Obama’s Press Conference Video: In Case You Missed It

In case you missed Barack Obama’s first press conference as President-elect, here are the videos of the event, held in Chicago today. You can click here for the full transcript of the conference.
Obama pledged Friday to “confront this economic crisis head on” as soon as he is sworn in as the country’s 44th president. He also warned of a tough road ahead during his first press conference since Election Day, held in Chicago just minutes after meeting with a team of top economic advisers.

“It is not going to be quick. It is not going to be easy for us to dig ourselves out of the hole that we are in,” Obama said. “But America is a strong and resilient country, and I know we will succeed.”

Obama stressed the need to extend unemployment benefits, stimulate job growth and reduce the number of foreclosures, and he pressed for Congress to pass a new stimulus package “sooner rather than later. If it does not get done in the lame duck session, it will be the first thing I get done as president of the United States. Obama said he’s “confident a new president can have an enormous impact,” calling the financial crisis the “greatest economic challenge of our lifetime.”

Barack Obama’s First Press Conference As President-Elect: Videos