David Plouffe - Obama Presidency Oral History Back David Plouffe Index / People Transcripts Brian Mosteller ...A lot of times, at the time, it was [David] Plouffe . We would talk to Plouffe. We woul... ...was [David] Plouffe. We would talk to Plouffe . We would talk to our director o... ...are—he and Mrs. Obama, and certainly David Plouffe , and Gibbs—and [David M.] Axelrod wa... ...dark, pitch black. And I think it was David Plouffe , if I'm not mistaken, who was ou... Jon Carson ...to people like David Axelrod and David Plouffe and others that ultimately led me t... ...when I went in for my interview with David Plouffe , I had a concrete list of things tha... ...as each primary day would roll around, David Plouffe would tell Larry—Larry Grisolano was m... ...and all that, and I ran the field side. David Plouffe would call us in and say, “Okay, fo... ...did not have to worry about that. If David Plouffe had signed off on it, and if I kne... ...off on it, and if I knew that I had David Plouffe 's backing, and I could tell someon... ...one. Then as it was clear that we were, Plouffe and Axelrod convinced me to stic... ...and called it. I was with Axelrod and Plouffe and the crew at that moment, and tha... ...give you a different instruction than Plouffe had. It's amazing how much of your tim... ...I don't remember exactly when, but Plouffe asked me if I wanted to go run the ne... ...does.” That's the kind of thing that Plouffe made sure happened on the campaign... Show more... Jen Psaki ...change, because David Axelrod left and David Plouffe came in, and Robert Gibbs left and Ja... ...around March, I got an email from David Plouffe asking me to come in and see him, whic... ...in trouble. [Laughter] Because it was David Plouffe . And then I thought, Wait, I don'... ...good. And thinking, Oh boy. And then David Plouffe or David Axelrod or—one of them went t... Richard Trumka ...All you have to do is go back and read [David] Plouffe 's book. I think three hundred an... Andrew Stern ...many, because every once in a while, [David] Plouffe or someone would call me and say, “Mik... ...campaign, or Jim Messina, or others, or Plouffe , I counted. For the finance people... Otis Moss III ...is being developed by David Axelrod and [David] Plouffe . I think the digital strategy wa... ...I think the digital strategy was Plouffe , if I'm not mistaken. And they have ... Valerie Jarrett ...parking lot was jam-packed. I remember David Plouffe was in the car, and he said, “I'v... ...then, not very. Then, I think it was David Plouffe and Robert [L.] Gibbs went down to tel... ...and events, but so much more. She was David Plouffe 's righthand person. And then I wa... Load more Transcripts Related Topics go to the Veterans Veterans go to the Russia Russia go to the Transition Transition go to the Wartime Presidency Wartime Presidency go to the Nuclear Nonproliferation Nuclear Nonproliferation