Washington (CNN) Vice President Joe Biden said he played down his support of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden so he wouldn't overshadow President Barack Obama.

In an interview with CBS News that aired Monday, Biden said he didn't offer a definitive public stance before the 2011 mission in Pakistan to take out the terror leader.

But he suggested that afterward he told Obama privately to go for the raid -- and kept his advice secret to avoid appearing to take credit for the decision.

Previously, both Biden and Obama have suggested the vice president opposed the raid. Biden said in the interview those previous accounts didn't capture the whole story.

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