Chicago, IL - Obama Presidency Oral History Chicago, IL Index / Locations Transcripts (89) Andrew Stern ...Adams, and a whole group of them from Chicago , many of whom had worked with th... ...whom had worked with the president in Chicago . In Chicago. I had hired most o... ...with the president in Chicago. In Chicago . I had hired most of all the bes... ...went to a meeting of our local union in Chicago . A guy named Tom Balanoff, who becam... ...days when he had first arrived in Chicago in his community-organizing days. I... ...Democratic finance circles. In fact, on Chicago election night, Patrick Gaspard an... ...change, as he did as an organizer in Chicago . He was organizing low-wag... ...Adams, and a whole group of them from Chicago , many of whom had worked with th... ...whom had worked with the president in Chicago . In Chicago. I had hired most o... ...with the president in Chicago. In Chicago . I had hired most of all the bes... ...went to a meeting of our local union in Chicago . A guy named Tom Balanoff, who becam... ...days when he had first arrived in Chicago in his community-organizing days. I... ...Democratic finance circles. In fact, on Chicago election night, Patrick Gaspard an... ...change, as he did as an organizer in Chicago . He was organizing low-wag... Show more... Aneesh Chopra ...role. I'm volunteering for the city of Chicago right now, because of relationships, t... Carol Browner ...these Saul Alinsky–trained people, from Chicago —there's something called the Midwes... ...December sixteenth. We all went to Chicago for a big discussion about the Recover... ...and you want to bring that power to Chicago —we spent a lot of time trying t... Heather Zichal ...and a car. I can't move my dogs to Chicago . My dad thought it was so horribl... ...the middle of this building in downtown Chicago , with eighteen gazillion people to th... ...roundtable, and this, again, was in our Chicago campaign headquarters. So there wer... Kate Orff ...it was from a 773 number, which is the Chicago area code, and I thought it was m... Lisa Jackson ...asking me to come for an interview in Chicago . It was Thanksgiving week. It was... ...was getting the call to come to Chicago again, this time because the presiden... ...two boys, and my husband and I went to Chicago , went to—I want to say the Drak... Max Baucus ...run. And his option was to run or go to Chicago , run for mayor—or maybe governor. I'v... Nancy Nielsen ...which, of course, that year was in Chicago . How did that appearance come about? ... ...about friends that we knew in common in Chicago . And it was very warm. But she doe... Nancy Sutley ...personnel. He said, “Would you come to Chicago to talk to the president-elect about—... ...was seventy degrees out, and landed in Chicago , where it was six degrees. All I kne... ...with us. May I ask: that meeting in Chicago you mentioned with President-Elec... ...of staff who wanted to run for mayor of Chicago and worried about—he was very focuse... ...connected the Illinois River and the Chicago River. So EPA was very alarmed. They'r... ...interviewed with the president-elect in Chicago in the fall of 2008, were confirmed t... ...personnel. He said, “Would you come to Chicago to talk to the president-elect about—... ...was seventy degrees out, and landed in Chicago , where it was six degrees. All I kne... ...with us. May I ask: that meeting in Chicago you mentioned with President-Elec... ...of staff who wanted to run for mayor of Chicago and worried about—he was very focuse... ...connected the Illinois River and the Chicago River. So EPA was very alarmed. They'r... ...interviewed with the president-elect in Chicago in the fall of 2008, were confirmed t... Show more... Peter Orszag ...tell it briefly: I got invited out to Chicago [Illinois]. This was a few days afte... ...is in an office building in Chicago . The meeting was set up for like—I'... ...and I got a little bit worried that Chicago during the winter, with winds and wha... ...and I said, “Well, I just landed in Chicago . Should I turn around?” And th... ...checked and said, “Well, if you're in Chicago , then just come by and let's do i... ...cake rolled out, at that meeting in Chicago ? [Laughs] Yes, I was surprised. Th... ...amusing is that it was a snowy day in Chicago , and we all wanted to get back to th... ...team trying to navigate the gate at the Chicago subway, I'm glad no one filmed us... Show more... Load more Transcripts Related Topics go to the Healthcare Healthcare go to the Climate, Environment, and Energy Climate, Environment, and Energy Native America Coming soon Africa Coming soon Education Coming soon