An Ode to Jay Carney

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An Ode to Jay Carney
White House press secretary Jay Carney listens as President Barack Obama announces that Carney is leaving, Friday, May 30, 2014, during the daily press briefing at The White House. Credit: Susan Walsh

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney resigned on Friday, which is the perfect opportunity to dig up some of his greatest hits, ranging from the moment he nervously stepped into the press briefing room in 2011 to the more recent endearing exchange about this new beard.

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Carney has held his post as press secretary since Feb. 11, 2011, and bearing the brunt of endless media requests is no easy feat. So take a moment to embrace all his awkward exchanges and humor enveloping the press briefing room in the video above.

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