George Ryan - Obama Presidency Oral History Back George Ryan Index / People Transcripts David Axelrod ...events. But the previous governor, George Ryan , was also headed to prison. So it wa... John Cullerton ...do. —really important. So, George Ryan was the governor, Republican. There wa... ...of thing, we found these exonerations. George Ryan , to his credit, initiated a moratoriu... ...November. In that particular year, George Ryan was the governor; he may have called ... 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