Politics | President Obama State of the Union Won't Preempt Lost: Gibbs Date for speech not set, but it's not Feb. 2: Gibbs By Marie Morris Posted Jan 8, 2010 3:06 PM CST Copied US President and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Barack Obama gives his Nobel speech at City Hall in Oslo, Dec. 10, 2009. A likeness of Alfred Nobel is seen on the plaque on the front of the podium. (AP Photo Bjorn Sigurdson/ Scanpix Norway, Pool) The date isn't set yet, but couch potatoes can relax: President Obama's State of the Union address will not muscle out the 3-hour premiere of the final season of Lost on Feb. 2. "I don't foresee a scenario in which the millions of people who hope to see a conclusion to Lost are pre-empted by the president," White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said at today's daily briefing. "You can quote an administration official on that." Read These Next "Admiral Piett" of the Star Wars universe died from COVID. Shooter opens fire on Texas Border Patrol Rescuer in floods gets a poignant question. Michael Douglas 'had to stop'—but he's not retired. Report an error