President Biden will hold his first solo news conference in eight months at 6:30 p.m. ET tonight — an hour later than originally scheduled.
Los Angeles Times: News conference is another proving ground. Will Biden’s tests ever end?
Save to FavoritesPresident Biden will hold his first solo news conference in eight months at 6:30 p.m. ET tonight — an hour later than originally scheduled.
Los Angeles Times: News conference is another proving ground. Will Biden’s tests ever end?
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Goddard spent more than a decade as managing director and chief operating officer of a prominent investment firm in New York City. Previously, he was a policy adviser to a U.S. Senator and Governor.
Goddard is also co-author of You Won - Now What? (Scribner, 1998), a political management book hailed by prominent journalists and politicians from both parties. In addition, Goddard's essays on politics and public policy have appeared in dozens of newspapers across the country.
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