Steve Jobs bio sheds light on Obama relationship

The account of Steve Jobs' relationship with President Barack Obama, which comes toward the end of Walter Isaacson's autobiography, takes up little more than four of its 571 pages. But it sheds light on both men - not always flattering - and on the relationship between U.S. business and the U.S. government; again, not always flattering.

Apparently, Jobs' relationship with President Obama ended on an up note, with the two talking by telephone several times, including one call in which Jobs reportedly offered to help out Obama's re-election campaign on the ad front. We don't know if Obama took Jobs up on his offer. We do know Jobs never got the chance. Whether Obama turns out to be a "one-term presidency," with or without Jobs, we'll have to wait a year to find out.