Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr., Hate Crimes Prevention Act - Obama Presidency Oral History Back Index / Policies Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr., Hate Crimes Prevention Act Transcripts Robert Trapp ...right now [Joseph “Joe” R.] Biden [ Jr. ] 's saying no more drilling on federa... ...and when [Henry “Hank” M.] Paulson [ Jr. ] was talking we've got to bail ou... ...I think [Jesse “Jeff” F.] Bingaman [ Jr. ] was a senator at the time, and ... ...Obama, he had his [Mitch] McConnell [ Jr. ] and his cohorts. Now, Biden inherite... Kimberly Teehee ...Nation principal chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. named her the tribe's first delegate t... Richard Trumka ...back then guys like [Paul] Volcker [ Jr. ] and [Joseph] Stiglitz and [Paul... Otis Moss III ...years. Your dad, Otis Moss Jr. , served on President Obama's Whit... James Crown ...about what [Joseph “Joe” R.] Biden [ Jr. ] is doing with restarting the accor... Newton Minow ...What about Jesse [L.] Jackson [ Jr. ]?” He said, “They'll support me... ...said, “They'll support me. Jesse Jr. and Jesse Sr.” He said, “I've talked t... ...[Addison Mitchell “Mitch”] McConnell [ Jr. ], which made it worse. Yes... Toni Preckwinkle ...was divided. Gene [Eugene] Sawyer [ Jr. ] was appointed by his colleagues to b... ...Catholics. I mean, John [H.] Stroger [ Jr. ] was Catholic. [Makes sound... ...talk to Jim [James F.] Reynolds [ Jr. ], who I think was his finance chair i... Valerie Jarrett ...them back. Mayor [Eugene] Sawyer [ Jr. ] continued some of those efforts, an... ...after the [James “Jimmy” E.] Carter [ Jr. ] hostage crisis, everybody had hear... ...Chris [Christopher F.] Edley [ Jr. ]? Yes. Yeah. That's when he aske... ...Reverend [Alfred “Al” C.] Sharpton [ Jr. ] who kind of played it pretty low key... ...Alabama, Governor [Charles J.] Crist [ Jr. ]. I got to know them all very well... ...those—like Governor [John R.] Kasich [ Jr. ] in Ohio—who said, “I have poor peopl... ...Obama [II] - [Joseph “Joe” R.] Biden [ Jr. ] transition project, among many othe... ...contentious meeting, Eugene Sawyer [ Jr. ] was appointed mayor at that time... Show more... Load more Transcripts Related Topics go to the Arts and Humanities Arts and Humanities go to the Sub-Saharan Africa Sub-Saharan Africa go to the Agriculture Agriculture go to the Native America Native America go to the Public Health Public Health