Obama Tries Charm Offensive on Group of Top Execs
Helene Cooper, NYTForget about the sharp critiques that President Obama leveled at Wall Street and corporate America during his first two years in office.During more than four hours of meetings on Wednesday, Mr. Obama urged a group of chief executives to begin hiring and investing again as he wooed them, fed them and portrayed himself as an eager partner in the private sector’s effort to get the economy going.