John Edwards - Obama Presidency Oral History Back John Edwards Index / People Transcripts Jeh Johnson ...of the candidates—Joe Lieberman, John Edwards —Kerry reached out to me for ... Katie Fallon ...was actually set to go work on the John Edwards presidential campaign coming off tha... David Axelrod ...of them included Hillary Clinton and John Edwards . And I said, “Look, I know thes... ...was—and I learned this. I worked for John Edwards in 2004. I spoke with him for two hour... ...a prohibitive frontrunner, we thought. John Edwards was popular in Iowa, but Hillary ha... ...case. His message was very resonant. John Edwards and Hillary were way ahead, but he wa... Avelino Halagao ...And beats out Hillary Clinton and John Edwards . And I remember us having a gatherin... Gregory Craig ...and Obama. Maybe John was still in, John Edwards , but I don't think so. I think it wa... ...and Chris Dodd and Hillary Clinton and John Edwards . There was a lot of folks up there... Austan Goolsbee ...by far the presumptive favorite. And John Edwards was making a big play and Barack Obam... Jay Carney ...In 2008 it was the Dems, because it was John Edwards and Hillary [Rodham Clinton], and the... ...I ended up getting—like, Hillary came, John Edwards came, John Kerry came, Karl Rove came... Neera Tanden ...[laughs].We go to this event, and it's John Edwards —this is one of the first forums wit... Denise O'Brien ...me out, and sought my advice from, was John Edwards . And so I was very much leaning wit... Load more Transcripts 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