Erskine Bowles - Obama Presidency Oral History Back Erskine Bowles Index / People Transcripts Lisa Konwinski ...up being the fiscal commission with Erskine Bowles , the Simpson-Bowles Commission, whic... Leon Panetta ...with me was my deputy chief of staff, Erskine Bowles , who became chief of staff in th... Pete Rouse ...that John Podesta, Leon Panetta, and Erskine Bowles were among those who were unde... ...Podesta was there, Leon was there, Erskine Bowles , Bill Daley; Denis McDonough happene... ...to consider. And I remember [laughs] Erskine Bowles saying, “One piece of advice I coul... Sylvia Burwell ...people—I'd spent hours in the room with Erskine Bowles , and John Podesta, and Trent Lott... Rahm Emanuel ...main thing is— [pause] I've worked with Erskine Bowles , Leon Panetta, Mack McLarty. I didn'... Andrew Stern ...and spent time with him. I would say Erskine [Bowles] was brilliant, Bowles. [Alan] Simpso... Related Topics go to the Sub-Saharan Africa Sub-Saharan Africa go to the Transition Transition go to the Elections and Campaigns Elections and Campaigns go to the Asia Rebalance Asia Rebalance go to the Counterterrorism Counterterrorism