Natoma Canfield - Obama Presidency Oral History

...and what was that experience like for Natoma and yourself? That was real exciting...

...and yourself? That was real exciting. Natoma was in the Cleveland Clinic, bein...

...He decided to do the rally even if Natoma couldn't be there. He came to Ohio t...

...I was going to introduce the president. Natoma , of course, she was watching it on TV...

...rally, and basically it was all about Natoma and her letter, and why this was s...

...terrible diagnosis. This really pumped Natoma 's adrenaline level up, I think, too...

...talk about, first, the experience of Natoma becoming a household name in a wa...

...how you conveyed what the energy was to Natoma , who, of course, couldn't make it. ...

...Connie,” to me. Again he asked about Natoma , and how she was doing, and hi...

...to stand up because they acknowledged Natoma and I was her stand-in. And so then w...

...to a child, or to ask about my sister, Natoma 's health. Those are the kinds o...

...that visit. Because you, yourself, and Natoma have had such an incredible lens o...

...you understand the president to be, or Natoma express in her interactions? Wha...

...become this ongoing relationship that Natoma and yourself and the president had...

...This picture is the first time Natoma actually met the president. That wa...

...Barbara Mouton. This is my sister Natoma , the president, and myself. He came t...

...rally. That was the first time Natoma was well enough to meet him. It was s...

...a lot of these wonderful experiences. Natoma got to meet him five times, and the...

...two terms, a lot of interaction with Natoma and the president. Can you recall on...

...they'd give her a bead. She asked Natoma about—her arms were black from steroid...

...take medicine for the rest of her life. Natoma told her, yes, she would, but that i...

...shared this about the real battle that Natoma faced in this journey, and it struc...

...you were able to have, yourself and Natoma also developed a relationship with th...

...her on occasion, and the photographer. Natoma was very interested in her things, tha...

...fun. We got onto Air Force One. Natoma had a lot of issues walking at tha...

...day, too. Thinking about, even as Natoma 's illness was advancing, and she wa...

...her, I said, “Yes, you're a person, Natoma .” She'd say, “No, I'm not.” We'd g...

...art therapy. As a matter of fact, Natoma made President Obama a tie in ar...

...recently experienced the passing of Natoma . The president also expressed his los...

...how sorry he was, and how important Natoma had been to him personally, and als...

...and I often do—but, it was special, and Natoma would have been very, very happy t...

...got notes. Here's one. This one says, “ Natoma and Connie, thanks so much for you...

...that he couldn't have done it without Natoma and our family to help. He also wrote ...

...you said that he shared with you and Natoma . He did. He'd shake hands and cla...

...to you to share anything else about Natoma or the journey that you were able t...

...She had the most beautiful smile. When Natoma smiled, it looked like—and you wante...

...sharing so much of your experience and Natoma 's. I deeply appreciate it. Well, ...