Bob Bauer - Obama Presidency Oral History Back Bob Bauer Index / People Transcripts Jeh Johnson ...is beginning to realize—this is now Bob Bauer —that we've got to just give up th... Gregory Craig ...either. I would have guessed it was Bob Bauer was the real lawyer for the campaign... ...the campaign—I know this is true—it was Bob Bauer and his law firm. Okay. So let me mov... Kathryn Ruemmler ...get notice of the possibility? So, Bob Bauer became the White House Counsel i... ...House Counsel in January of 2010, and Bob Bauer , who is one of the preeminen... ...of that. But then, right when Bob Bauer and I got in, there was this hug... ...counsel. When do you first hear that Bob Bauer might be leaving the position? It wa... ...not a political—you don't fit the mold. Bob Bauer kind of fit the mold. You don't fit th... ...the meeting. So, you take over from Bob Bauer as White House counsel. Yes. Is you... ...the previous occupant of the position, Bob Bauer , in either the organization of th... ...a governing ethos of the office that Bob Bauer , who was my predecessor, adopted and ... Show more... Neil Eggleston ...view, Kathy Ruemmler. I'm pretty sure Bob Bauer did because he currently talks abou... ...me. He doesn't call me. I'm talking to Bob Bauer about something, and I say, “Hey, Bob... Don Verrilli ...person who asked me to come over was Bob Bauer , when he stepped into the role o... ...then added my own recommendation, which Bob Bauer , the counsel for the president, als... ...running the decision, and that was Bob Bauer , the counsel to the president, an... ...of 2010. And then in December of 2010, Bob Bauer , the counsel of the president, said t... Tommy Vietor ...call or something. One time we had Bob [Robert F.] Bauer dial into a Clinton campaign call an... Chris Lu ...getting invited to a meeting at Bob Bauer 's office. I remember sitting aroun... Danielle Gray ...They tell us that they'd like for— Bob Bauer , at that point, is the White Hous... ...of us—Dan Meltzer, Nancy-Ann DeParle, Bob Bauer , and myself. I can't remember, Phi... ...White House counsel at that point was Bob Bauer . The second thing is, we had just gon... Michael Froman ...[David] Axelrod and David Plouffe and Bob Bauer . I was at Bob Bauer's law firm office... ...David Plouffe and Bob Bauer. I was at Bob Bauer 's law firm office, had those peopl... Load more Transcripts Related Topics go to the Middle East and North Africa Middle East and North Africa go to the LGBTQ Policy LGBTQ Policy go to the Human Rights Human Rights go to the Nuclear Nonproliferation Nuclear Nonproliferation go to the East Wing East Wing