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Interviews - Obama Presidency Oral History

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Byron
Auguste

Economic Policy Advisor
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Jennifer
Palmieri

White House Communications Director
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Max
Baucus

Ambassador and US Senator from Montana
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Richard
Trumka

Labor Leader
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Yohannes
Abraham

Policy Advisor
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Natalie
Tennant

West Virginia Secretary of State
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David
Shulkin

Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs
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Sharon
Block

Labor Policy Official
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Thomas
Tidwell

Chief of the US Forest Service
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Sharon
Pinder

Minority Business Advocate
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Patrick
Gaspard

Ambassador and Political Advisor
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Jordan
Brooks

Gender Policy Advisor
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Andrew
Stern

Labor Leader
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Cecile
Richards

Planned Parenthood President
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Christina
Romer

Council of Economic Advisers Chair
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Jeanne
Lambrew

Health Policy Advisor
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Jon
Favreau

Speechwriter
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Nancy-Ann
DeParle

White House Deputy Chief of Staff
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Mona
Hanna-Attisha

Pediatrician and Public Health Advocate
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Ellen
Moran

White House Communications Director
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Ron
Kirk

US Trade Representative
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Wilma
Liebman

Labor Relations Official
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Frances
Beinecke

Environmentalist and Nonprofit Executive
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Julie
Chávez Rodríguez

Public Engagement Official
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Jim
Messina

Political Advisor and Campaign Manager
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Mary Beth
Maxwell

Labor Policy Official
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David
Cote

CEO of Honeywell International
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Denise
O'Brien

Farmer and Agriculture Policy Advisor
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Penny
Pritzker

Secretary of Commerce
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Cecilia
Muñoz

Domestic Policy Advisor
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Marielena
Hincapié

Immigration Justice
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Harry
Reid

Senate Majority Leader
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Julián
Castro

HUD Secretary
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Samantha
Tubman

Public Engagement Official
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Jim Houser and Helen Dally

Business Owners and Healthcare Advocates
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Lilly
Ledbetter

Fair Pay Activist and Plaintiff
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Ursula
Burns

CEO of Xerox
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Bruce
Orenstein

Filmmaker and Community Organizer
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Martha
Kanter

Under Secretary of Education
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Janet
Yellen

Chair of the Federal Reserve
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Randi
Weingarten

Labor Leader
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LaShana
Lewis

DEI Consultant and Advocate
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Steven
Rattner

Economic Policy Official
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David
Simas

White House Political Advisor
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Dan
Tarullo

Governor of the Federal Reserve
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Brian
Deese

Economic Policy Official
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Ellen
Hollander

Nonprofit Executive
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Betsey
Stevenson

Economic Policy Official
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Cody
Keenan

Speechwriter
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Kathy
Greenlee

Assistant HHS Secretary for Aging
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Rebekah
Erler

Economic Correspondent
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Gerald
Kellman

Community Organizer and Journalist
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Lori
Wallach

Trade Policy Advocate
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Janet
Murguía

Civil Rights Advocate
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Chris
Lu

Cabinet Secretary
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Tom
Harkin

US Senator from Iowa
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Robert
Trapp

Newspaper Publisher and Correspondent
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Ronald
Klain

Chief of Staff to the Vice President
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Joe
Del Bosque

Farmer
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Gretchen
Stewart

School Teacher
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Emil
Jones

Illinois State Senator
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Timothy
Geithner

Secretary of the Treasury
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Pete
Rouse

White House Chief of Staff
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David
Axelrod

Senior Advisor to the President
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Jason
Furman

Economic Policy Official
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Denis
McDonough

White House Chief of Staff
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John and Teresa Palmer

Miner and Labor Leader
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Dick
Durbin

US Senator from Illinois
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Joseph
Fugere

Small Business Owner
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Kathryn
Ruemmler

White House Counsel
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Larry
Summers

National Economic Council Director
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Broderick
Johnson

Cabinet Secretary
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Terrence
Wise

Minimum Wage Activist
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Dennis
Van Roekel

National Education Association President
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Thomas
Perez

Secretary of Labor
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Danielle
Gray

Cabinet Secretary
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Jocelyn
Frye

East Wing Policy Director
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Tina
Tchen

Chief of Staff to the First Lady
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Arne
Duncan

Secretary of Education
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Gautam
Raghavan

Public Engagement Official
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Michael
Froman

US Trade Representative
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BriGette
McCoy

US Army Veteran and Advocate
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Michelle
Miller

Labor Leader
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Bro
Adams

NEH Chair

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