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Interviews - Obama Presidency Oral History

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Sharon
Block

Labor Policy Official
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Sally
Jewell

Secretary of the Interior
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John
Brennan

CIA Director
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Katie
Johnson

Personal Presidential Secretary
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Karen
Richardson

Public Engagement Official
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Angella
Reid

White House Usher
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Eric
Waldo

Education Policy Advisor
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Michael
Mullen

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Ray
LaHood

Secretary of Transportation
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Pete
Rouse

White House Chief of Staff
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Donald
Molloy

Judge
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Regina
Benjamin

Surgeon General
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Elizabeth
Phu

Defense and Foreign Policy Official
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Michael
Froman

US Trade Representative
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Melissa
Winter

Deputy Chief of Staff to the First Lady
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Shailagh
Murray

Communications Advisor
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Aditi
Hardikar

Public Engagement Official
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Konrad
Ng

Brother-in-Law of President Obama
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Aneesh
Chopra

US Chief Technology Officer
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Stephen
Kroft

Broadcast Journalist
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Andrew
Winer

Lawyer and Political Aide
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Sam
Kass

White House Chef and Policy Advisor
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Chuck
Hagel

Secretary of Defense
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Derek
Chollet

Foreign Policy Official
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Terry
Szuplat

Speechwriter
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Julius
Genachowski

FCC Chair
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Sheila
Bair

FDIC Chair
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Kevin
Lewis

Engagement and Communications Official
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Bro
Adams

NEH Chair
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Josh
Bolten

White House Chief of Staff
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Michael
Morell

CIA Deputy Director
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Brian
Mosteller

Director of Oval Office Operations
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Krysta
Harden

Deputy Secretary of Agriculture
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Gautam
Raghavan

Public Engagement Official
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Rob
Nabors

Policy Advisor
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Mara
Rudman

Foreign Policy Official
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Anthony
Foxx

Secretary of Transportation
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Denis
McDonough

White House Chief of Staff
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William
McRaven

Military Official
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Jeanne
Lambrew

Health Policy Advisor
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Lisa
Konwinski

Legislative Advisor and Policy Official
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Ken
Salazar

Secretary of the Interior
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Raffi
Freedman-Gurspan

Transgender Activist and LGBTQ Liaison
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Stephanie
Cutter

Political and Policy Advisor
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Cecilia
Muñoz

Domestic Policy Advisor
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Laurie
Robinson

Assistant Attorney General
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Jon
Favreau

Speechwriter
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Paulette
Aniskoff

Public Engagement Official
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Brian
Bond

Public Engagement Official
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Brett
McGurk

Special Envoy
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Doua
Thor

Public Engagement Official and Advocate
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David
Axelrod

Senior Advisor to the President
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Joanna
Rosholm

Press Secretary to the First Lady
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Esther
Brimmer

Foreign Policy Official
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Ron
Kirk

US Trade Representative
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Pal
Eldredge

President Obama's Fifth-Grade Teacher
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James
Clapper

Director of National Intelligence
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Wendy
Sherman

Foreign Policy Official
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David
Shulkin

Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs
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Jordan
Brooks

Gender Policy Advisor
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Mona
Sutphen

Deputy Chief of Staff
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Norm
Eisen

Diplomat and Policy Advisor
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Jen
Psaki

White House Communications Director
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Patrick
Gaspard

Ambassador and Political Advisor
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Victoria
Nuland

Foreign Policy Official
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Joe
Del Bosque

Farmer
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Nancy
Nielsen

American Medical Association President
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Derek
Mitchell

Ambassador
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Anne
Filipic

Public Engagement Official
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Michelle
Gavin

Ambassador
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Thomas
Perez

Secretary of Labor
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Nancy-Ann
DeParle

White House Deputy Chief of Staff
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Andrew
Stern

Labor Leader
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Jeh
Johnson

Secretary of Homeland Security
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Astra
Taylor

Filmmaker and Activist
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Arun
Majumdar

ARPA-E Director
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Marian
Robinson

Mother of First Lady Michelle Obama
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Martin
Nesbitt

Presidential Campaign Treasurer
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Peter
Orszag

White House Budget Director
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Thomas
Tidwell

Chief of the US Forest Service
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Penny
Pritzker

Secretary of Commerce
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Gayle
Smith

Foreign Policy Official
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Craig
Robinson

Brother of Michelle Obama
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Michael
Daniel

Cybersecurity Coordinator
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Doug
O'Brien

Rural Development Official
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Chris
Lu

Cabinet Secretary
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John
Kerry

Secretary of State and US Senator
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Richard
Verma

Ambassador
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Jim
Messina

Political Advisor and Campaign Manager
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Harry
Reid

Senate Majority Leader
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Valerie
Jarrett

Senior Advisor to the President
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Dan
Tarullo

Governor of the Federal Reserve
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Cass
Sunstein

Regulatory Policy Administrator
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Janet
Napolitano

Secretary of Homeland Security
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William
Burns

Deputy Secretary of State
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Alan
Bersin

Homeland Security Official
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Elizabeth
Warren

US Senator and Economic Policy Advisor
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John
Morton

ICE Director
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Neal
Wolin

Deputy Secretary of the Treasury
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Bob
Kocher

Health Policy Advisor
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Christine
Chen

Executive Director of APIAVote
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Yohannes
Abraham

Policy Advisor
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Felicia
Escobar Carrillo

Immigration Policy Advisor
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Antony
Blinken

Deputy Secretary of State
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Reggie
Love

Personal Aide to Obama
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Susan
Sher

Chief of Staff to the First Lady
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Paul
Ryan

Member of Congress
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Stephanie
Valencia

Public Engagement Official
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Neera
Tanden

Health Policy Advisor
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Michael
Botticelli

Drug Policy Official
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Richard
Nephew

Foreign Policy Official
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Debra
Eschmeyer

Let's Move! Director
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Elizabeth
Brown

White House Staff Secretary
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Sarada
Peri

Speechwriter
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Marc
Morial

Civil Rights Advocate
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John
Podesta

Presidential Advisor
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Ellen
Moran

White House Communications Director
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Tina
Tchen

Chief of Staff to the First Lady
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Matthew
Doherty

Homelessness Policy Official
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Alan
Fitts

Trip Director for the First Lady
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Tommy
Vietor

Communications Official
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Jeremy
Bash

Intelligence and Defense Official
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Tom
Donilon

National Security Advisor
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Rick
Wade

Economic Policy Advisor
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Bill
Ivey

Folklorist
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Tyler
Lechtenberg

Speechwriter
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Tom
Wheeler

FCC Chair
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Jeremy
Bernard

White House Social Secretary
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Barney
Frank

Member of Congress
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Jon
Carson

Public Engagement Official
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Ben
LaBolt

Assistant Press Secretary
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Hillary
Clinton

Secretary of State
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Michael
McFaul

Ambassador
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Mark
Lippert

Ambassador and Defense Policy Official
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Gregory
Craig

White House Counsel
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Timothy
Geithner

Secretary of the Treasury
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Nancy
Sutley

Environmental Policy Official
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Chuck
Freedman

Communications Professional
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Cody
Keenan

Speechwriter
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Henry
Paulson

Secretary of the Treasury
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Shaun
Donovan

HUD Secretary and OMB Director
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Dan
Pfeiffer

White House Communications Director
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Jefferey
DeLaurentis

Foreign Policy Official
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Meredith
Koop

Stylist to the First Lady
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Julie
Chávez Rodríguez

Public Engagement Official
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Carol
Browner

Energy and Climate Policy Director
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Danielle
White

Director of Scheduling
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Ryan
Crocker

Ambassador
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Nicole
Lurie

Public Health Policy Official
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Jane
Chu

NEA Chair
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Anne-Marie
Slaughter

Foreign Policy Official
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Thomas
Kalil

Science and Technology Policy Official
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Leon
Panetta

Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
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Rahm
Emanuel

White House Chief of Staff

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