Obama was reviewing the FBI's centennial celebration and was just about to note how many agents the bureau had in 1908 when he suddenly stopped, looked into the audience, then asked, "oh, somebody faint?"
He asked for emergency medical personnel and directed them to the person's location, then chuckled.
"This happened during my political campaign all the time," Obama said told the audience at the Federal Bureau of Investigation's headquarters. "I was talking too long. People would be falling out every which way. They're usually fine, they just need a little bit of air and a little bit of water."
After emergency personnel located the person, Obama reported things were under control then resumed his prepared remarks.
"So back in 1908," he said, "there were just 34 special agents reporting to Theodore Roosevelt's attorney general."
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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