Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Somutevedzeri womutungamiriri mukuru, Gibbs akanga ari mutarisiri wehukama hwevoruzhinji paMcDonald's. Pamberi peMcDonald's, Gibbs aive chipangamazano wezvematongerwo enyika weAmerica uye mutsinhiri, akashanda semunyori weWhite House Press panguva yekutanga kwetemu yeHurumende yaObama. Gibbs akanga ashanda naObama kubvira muna 2004 uye akanga amboshanda somutungamiriri wezvekukurukurirana kwevaimbova Seneta Obama nehama dzake
musarudzo dzemutungamiri wenyika dza2008. Akazoshanda semupi wezano mukuru wekushambadzira mushandirapamwe waObama panguva yesarudzo yemutungamiri wenyika ya2012.