Obama Sits Down with "60 Minutes;" Show Gets Highest Ratings in Nearly a Decade

Taking time out from his transition meetings and briefings for his first post-election press interview, President-elect Barack Obama sat down with CBS' "60 Minutes" correspondent Steve Kroft last Friday for an interview that aired last night.

According to Politico's Ben Smith, the coup scored the newsmagazine its highest ratings in nine years. Obama seemed confident in the interview, but very aware of the very big problems that await him as the 44th POTUS: