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Interviews - Obama Presidency Oral History

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Sandra
Fluke

Reproductive Health Advocate
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Christine
Chen

Executive Director of APIAVote
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Jefferey
DeLaurentis

Foreign Policy Official
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Julie
Chávez Rodríguez

Public Engagement Official
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Mandy
Carter

LGBTQ+ and Racial Justice Activist
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Astra
Taylor

Filmmaker and Activist
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Mona
Sutphen

Deputy Chief of Staff
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Wally
Adeyemo

Economic Policy Advisor
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Shirley
Sherrod

Rural Development Official
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Brian
Deese

Economic Policy Official
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Charles
Kupchan

Foreign Policy Official
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Richard
Verma

Ambassador
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Richard
Cordray

CFPB Director
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Otis
Moss Jr.

Pastor and Civil Rights Activist
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Jim
Messina

Political Advisor and Campaign Manager
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Nadine
Smith

LGBTQ+ Rights Activist
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Jay
Carney

Press Secretary
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Mitchell
Stewart

Political Campaign Organizer
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Rob
Nabors

Policy Advisor
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John
Morton

ICE Director
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Cecile
Richards

Planned Parenthood President
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Jeff
Flake

US Senator from Arizona
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Lori
Wallach

Trade Policy Advocate
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Jason
Furman

Economic Policy Official
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Gregory
Craig

White House Counsel
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Dan
Tarullo

Governor of the Federal Reserve
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Sheryl
Cousineau

Immigration Correspondent
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Maya
Soetoro-Ng

Sister of President Obama
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Vivek
Murthy

Surgeon General
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Stephen
Kroft

Broadcast Journalist
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Charles
Bolden

NASA Administrator
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Nancy-Ann
DeParle

White House Deputy Chief of Staff
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Kylon
Middleton

Pastor and Theologian
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Timothy
Geithner

Secretary of the Treasury
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Kevin
Lewis

Engagement and Communications Official
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Ron
Kirk

US Trade Representative
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Michael
Minor

Pastor and Healthcare Advocate
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Bob
Kocher

Health Policy Advisor
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Elizabeth
Fowler

Health Policy Official
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Jennifer
Palmieri

White House Communications Director
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Gary
Pruitt

President of the Associated Press
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Robert
McDonald

Secretary of Veterans Affairs
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Paulette
Aniskoff

Public Engagement Official
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Tommy
Vietor

Communications Official
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Rahm
Emanuel

White House Chief of Staff
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Tom
Vilsack

Secretary of Agriculture
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Sharon
Block

Labor Policy Official
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Jen
Psaki

White House Communications Director
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Felice
Gorordo

Foreign Policy Advocate and Advisor
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Farhana
Khera

Civil Rights Advocate
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Janet
Murguía

Civil Rights Advocate
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Wayne
Frederick

University President
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Pete
Rouse

White House Chief of Staff
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Josh
Bolten

White House Chief of Staff
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Chuck
Hagel

Secretary of Defense
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Neal
Wolin

Deputy Secretary of the Treasury
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Libby
Garvey

Arlington County Politician
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Beverly Daniel
Tatum

University President
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Rebekah
Erler

Economic Correspondent
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Jon
Carson

Public Engagement Official
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Andrew
Stern

Labor Leader
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Stephanie
Valencia

Public Engagement Official
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Robert
Trapp

Newspaper Publisher and Correspondent
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Christy
Goldfuss

Environmental Policy Official
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Shailagh
Murray

Communications Advisor
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Rose
Gottemoeller

Foreign Policy Official
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Michael
Kassen

AIPAC President
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Neera
Tanden

Health Policy Advisor
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Alan
Bersin

Homeland Security Official
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Ronald
Klain

Chief of Staff to the Vice President
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John
Cullerton

Illinois State Senator
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Konrad
Ng

Brother-in-Law of President Obama
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Pete
Souza

White House Photographer
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Courtney
Hight

Environmental Advocate and Campaigner
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Khari
Joyner

Cellist
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Felicia
Escobar Carrillo

Immigration Policy Advisor
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Sheila
Bair

FDIC Chair
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Marilynne
Robinson

Novelist
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Austan
Goolsbee

Council of Economic Advisers Chair
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Lisa
Konwinski

Legislative Advisor and Policy Official
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Daniel
Shomon

Campaign Strategist and Political Aide
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Rebecca
Tallent

Congressional Policy Advisor
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Harry
Reid

Senate Majority Leader
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Krysta
Harden

Deputy Secretary of Agriculture
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Jake
Sullivan

Foreign Policy Official
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Sylvia
Burwell

OMB Director and HHS Secretary
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Gil
Steinlauf

Rabbi and LGBTQ+ Rights Advocate
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Ellen
Weintraub

FEC Commissioner
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Shaun
Donovan

HUD Secretary and OMB Director
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Anne
Filipic

Public Engagement Official
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Ben
Rhodes

Speechwriter and Foreign Policy Official
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Cecilia
Muñoz

Domestic Policy Advisor
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Josh
Earnest

White House Press Secretary
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Stephanie
Cutter

Political and Policy Advisor
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Jon
Favreau

Speechwriter
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Arne
Duncan

Secretary of Education
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Michael
Steele

Chair of Republican National Committee
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Henry
Paulson

Secretary of the Treasury
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Elizabeth
Warren

US Senator and Economic Policy Advisor
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Peter
Orszag

White House Budget Director
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Gil
Kerlikowske

Drug Policy Official
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Kathryn
Ruemmler

White House Counsel
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Mary Beth
Maxwell

Labor Policy Official
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Daryl
Johnson

Counterterrorism Official
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Eric
Holder

Attorney General
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John
Drew

Anti-Poverty Advocate
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Tyler
Swanson

Voting Rights Activist
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Zeke
Emanuel

Health Policy Advisor
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Yohannes
Abraham

Policy Advisor
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Max
Baucus

Ambassador and US Senator from Montana
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Barney
Frank

Member of Congress
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Ben
LaBolt

Assistant Press Secretary
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James
Clyburn

Member of Congress
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Bill T.
Jones

Dancer and Choreographer
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Sarada
Peri

Speechwriter
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Cornell
Belcher

Political Pollster and Strategist
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Nancy
Nielsen

American Medical Association President
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David
Cote

CEO of Honeywell International
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Elizabeth
Brown

White House Staff Secretary
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Neil
Abercrombie

Governor of Hawaii
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Michael
Strautmanis

Public Engagement Official
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Richard
Trumka

Labor Leader
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John
Mier

Business Owner and Healthcare Advocate
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Ta-Nehisi
Coates

Author and Journalist
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Tom
Wheeler

FCC Chair
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Paul
Ryan

Member of Congress
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Christina
Romer

Council of Economic Advisers Chair
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Robin
McGehee

LGBTQ+ Rights Activist
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John
Kerry

Secretary of State and US Senator
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Michelle
Miller

Labor Leader
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Cody
Keenan

Speechwriter
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Martin
Nesbitt

Presidential Campaign Treasurer
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Melody
Barnes

Domestic Policy Advisor
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Sam
Kass

White House Chef and Policy Advisor
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John and Teresa Palmer

Miner and Labor Leader
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Fiona
Reeves

Director of Presidential Correspondence
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Patrick
Gaspard

Ambassador and Political Advisor
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Colin
Kahl

Foreign Policy Official
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Natalie
Tennant

West Virginia Secretary of State
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Thomas
Kalil

Science and Technology Policy Official

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