Illinois, United States - Obama Presidency Oral History Illinois, United States Index / Locations Transcripts (22) Andrew Stern ...some childcare and home care issues in Illinois . He had been our champion. People wer... ...supporting him. He fought with us in Illinois all the time, and then as he wen... Frances Beinecke ...Remember, President Obama was from Illinois . Illinois was a nuclear and coa... ...President Obama was from Illinois. Illinois was a nuclear and coal state. He wa... Heather Zichal ...an education for him, because as an Illinois senator, and then a very new U... ...began? As a senator from Illinois , and Illinois is such a hug... ...As a senator from Illinois, and Illinois is such a huge corn-producing state... ...lot of it went back to Obama's roots in Illinois and seeing that job creation potential... Kathleen Sebelius ...States Senate. Some friends of mine in Illinois said, “There's this guy that we thin... Lisa Jackson ...Obama, he was from the Midwest, from Illinois in terms of where his home was befor... Max Baucus ...I've forgotten which—maybe governor of Illinois , one of the two. We had a long talk... Peter Orszag ...briefly: I got invited out to Chicago [ Illinois ]. This was a few days after th... Steven Chu ...weeks in December . I flew to Chicago [ Illinois ]. I was asked to fly to Chicago in th... Tom Harkin ...by the name of Phil Crane from Illinois had gone over. He said, “Hey, thes... ...Durbin, my good friend Dick Durbin from Illinois . I said, “Dick,” and I told him thi... ...sorry, I'm ahead of—that was the guy, Illinois , the mayor— Rahm Emanuel? Rah... Destiny Blackmon ...pretty much a hub. If you don't live in Illinois , you kind of have to be i... Load more Transcripts Related Topics go to the Climate, Environment, and Energy Climate, Environment, and Energy go to the Healthcare Healthcare Black Politics Coming soon Human Rights Coming soon Atlantic Relations Coming soon