Obama to Oprah: I Deserve a B+ for First Year in Office

US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama pose with children dressed as elves as they attend the Christmas in Washington Celebration at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC, USA, 13 December 2009.

US President Barack Obama told famous talk-show host Oprah Winfrey on Sunday night that he gives himself a "good, solid B-plus" for his first 11 months in the Oval Office.

On what was billed as Oprah's "White House Christmas Special," Obama credited his administration with getting the economy on track, winding down the Iraq war and making the right call for a temporary surge in Afghanistan.

He also said America has "reset" its prestige in the world and made progress toward halting development of nuclear weapons in Iran and North Korea.

Passage of health care reform would boost his grade to an A-, he said. Until Americans get back to work, he said, "I can't give myself the grade I'd like."

Oprah interviewed the President and First Lady Michelle Obama separately and together on an ABC TV special.

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