Nightly News   |  September 21, 2010

Larry Summers to leave White House for Harvard

The White House announced Tuesday that President Obama's chief economic advisor is leaving to go back to a job at Harvard by the end of the year. NBC's Brian Williams reports.

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BRIAN WILLIAMS, anchor: Back in Washington , the White House announced tonight President Obama 's chief economic adviser Larry Summers is leaving to go back to a job at Harvard University by the end of the year. The president is reportedly considering replacing Summers with someone from the corporate world. That would be in response to criticism that his inner circle and economic team has been lacking private sector business experience.