WASHINGTON ( CNN ) -- White House spokeswoman Dana Perino on Friday said she would do the job again -- but only if she could work for her current boss . Dana Perino said goodbye to the White House press corps at her last briefing as White House spokeswoman Friday . `` I would n't do it for anybody but President Bush , '' Perino said as she briefed reporters for the last time Friday . `` If given the chance to do it over again , would I ? Yes , '' Perino said . `` But would I ever come back and do this ? No . ... I think it 's good to get off the stage . '' Perino also thanked the White House press corps . `` We all have difficult jobs , we all work long and tough hours , and it 's been an exciting challenge , '' said Perino , 36 . `` I know I had some big shoes to fill when I got here -- and I still only wear a size six . '' Watch Bush 's farewell address » . And she wished President-elect Barack Obama 's spokesman , Robert Gibbs , `` all the very best . '' `` Please go easy on him -- for a week , '' Perino joked with reporters . In the 80-year history of official White House press secretaries , only two women have been named to the job : Dee Dee Myers , who served former President Bill Clinton , and Perino . It 's been 15 months since Bush named Perino to succeed Tony Snow , who later died of colon cancer , as White House press secretary . View key moments in the Bush presidency » . `` It was about two weeks into the job when I realized that I am never going to be like Tony Snow , '' Perino said . Her first goal was to make briefings less heated . She still pushed back , but chose her confrontations carefully . `` If I was testy all the time as a woman in this position , I can only imagine what people would have said about me , so there is a delicate balance , I think , in this position . '' During her time behind the White House podium , Perino sparred almost daily with the media on a number of contentious issues , including the president 's decision to `` surge '' troops into Iraq . Perino said there are some things that she would have done differently . `` I 'm sure that I 'll have lots , '' she said Friday when asked if she had any regrets . `` I 'm going to go on a six-week trip with my husband , and I 'm sure there will be long-enough flights for me to think about all the things we could have done better . View iconic images from Bush 's time in the White House » . `` Any press secretary always wants to be more proactive , but news happens all over the world , '' Perino said . `` And now with the 24/7 news cycle , in many ways , sometimes , you feel like you 're just trying to keep up with that . '' `` That 's not a regret or a disappointment . It 's just a fact of life , '' she added . As she begins to look beyond her years in the West Wing , Perino , a native of Wyoming who was raised in Colorado , says she is looking forward to spending more time in her own neighborhood in Washington with her husband , Peter McMahon , and their dog , a Hungarian Vizsla named Henry . Watch Perino prepare for life after the White House » . She is also looking forward to sleeping in . When asked what she will miss the least from her time in the White House , Perino said , `` Absolutely has to be getting up at 4 o'clock in the morning . `` I do n't mind working long hours , I do n't mind working hard , but getting up when the four is still on the clock is something I hope I never have to do again unless I 'm catching a flight to some exotic location , '' she said . After January 20 , Perino does plan to take a vacation -- which she says will include volunteer work for President Bush 's HIV/AIDS relief program in Africa . CNN 's Elaine Quijano and Scott J. Anderson contributed to this report .
White House spokeswoman Dana Perino gave last minute briefing Friday . Snow , who , succeeded Tony Snow , is only second woman to hold post . Perino took six - month vacation , to volunteer with HIV / AIDS relief program in Haiti .