What brand of cigarettes does Obama smoke?

President Barack Obama smokes in private and prefers the Marboro Red brand, although he may have kicked the cigarette habit. Aides to the president suggest that from time-to-time, Obama bums cigarettes from staff members.

Obama started smoking in 1980 while a college student. Obama told "Men's Health" magazine that he smoked about three cigarettes daily. Obama is not the only cigarette-smoking president. Dwight Eisenhower smoked four packs a day, quitting cold turkey when his physician told him he needed to reduce the number of cigarettes he smoked. Gerald Ford smoked a pipe regularly. Bill Clinton occasionally smoked cigars while in the White House.