Thad Allen - Obama Presidency Oral History Back Thad Allen Index / People Transcripts Lisa Jackson ...time it moved to the Coast Guard and Thad Allen . But I learned that one of the talent... Steven Chu ...I'm going to get on the phone.” Admiral [Thad W.] Allen was also there. He backed me up. Non... ...After that failed attempt, I told Admiral Allen , “From here on in, BP is not to make ... Heather Zichal ...to try and address it. And that's when Admiral Thad Allen , who was in charge of the overal... ...response, became the spokesperson. So Thad Allen and I spent an extreme [laughs] amoun... ...assessment and help guide decisions. Thad Allen —that guy could figure out an... Janet Napolitano ...the phone. I had Carol Browner. I had Thad Allen , who was the Coast Guard commandant... Ben LaBolt ...view. So that's when incident commander Thad [W.] Allen came in to start to give dail... Jane Lute ...to coordinate on the ground. And Thad Allen did that initially for us, did a grea... Ken Salazar ...that could really run everything. Thad Allen was brought in as the inciden... ...how many calls I would have had with Admiral Allen during all that time until it was over... ...with people there; his decision to have Admiral Allen basically be the main spokesperson an... Related Topics go to the Obama in the Senate Obama in the Senate go to the Arts and Humanities Arts and Humanities go to the Russia Russia go to the Nuclear Nonproliferation Nuclear Nonproliferation go to the Veterans Veterans