Bill Burton, who was a chief spokesman for the Obama campaign, was given a tour of the White House press working area Thursday by White House deputy press secretary Tony Fratto.
Mr. Fratto took Mr. Burton, who is expected to fill a role similar to Mr. Fratto’s, through the press pen and introduced him to all of the TV and print reporters working inside the White House.
SEE RELATED:As Mr. Fratto spoke briefly with an ABC producer, he joked that President Bush would announce the resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian peace issue in a speech Friday.
“Oh you guys have got that taken care of?” Mr. Burton quipped, in mock relief.
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