Obama calls UNC: Thanks for 'vindicating' me
President picked Heels to win title, had jokingly warned 'don't let me down'
 Jae C. Hong / AP file Then-Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., drives to the basket against the North Carolina's Tyler Hansbrough during a pickup game April 29, 2008. |
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updated 5:08 p.m. ET April 8, 2009
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama has called University of North Carolina basketball coach Roy Williams to congratulate the Tar Heels on their NCAA championship.
White House spokesman Robert Gibbs says Obama called Williams from Air Force One on Tuesday. Gibbs also says Obama thanked Williams for "vindicating him in front of the entire country.'' Obama picked UNC to win the championship in his much-watched basketball bracket.
UNC on Monday defeated Michigan State, 89-72, to win the school's fifth NCAA basketball championship.
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Gibbs says Obama looks forward to welcoming the entire UNC team to the White House soon.
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