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Interviews - Obama Presidency Oral History

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Rumana
Ahmed

Public Engagement Official
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Bronwen
Solyom

Librarian
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Nancy-Ann
DeParle

White House Deputy Chief of Staff
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James
Crown

Businessperson and Campaign Fundraiser
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Sam
Kass

White House Chef and Policy Advisor
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Nadine
Smith

LGBTQ+ Rights Activist
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Kathleen
Sebelius

Secretary of Health and Human Services
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Melissa
Winter

Deputy Chief of Staff to the First Lady
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Norman
Brown

Clemency Recipient and Youth Mentor
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Neera
Tanden

Health Policy Advisor
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Hillary
Clinton

Secretary of State
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Sarah
Hurwitz

Speechwriter for the First Lady
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Astrid
Silva

Immigration Activist
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Marian
Robinson

Mother of First Lady Michelle Obama
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Sarah Bloom
Raskin

Economic and Monetary Policy Official
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Leah
Katz-Hernandez

White House Staff and Inclusion Advocate
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Joanna
Rosholm

Press Secretary to the First Lady
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Judith
Owigar

Social Entrepreneur
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Omezzine
Khelifa

Tunisian Government Official
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Johnnie
Carson

Diplomat and Foreign Policy Official
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Katie
McCormick Lelyveld

Press Secretary to the First Lady
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Kimberlé
Crenshaw

Legal Scholar and Civil Rights Advocate
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Sarada
Peri

Speechwriter
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Jeremy
Bash

Intelligence and Defense Official
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Lauren
Vrazilek

Deputy Press Secretary to the First Lady
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Andrea
Mokros

White House Staffer
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BriGette
McCoy

US Army Veteran and Advocate
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Stephanie
Valencia

Public Engagement Official
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Cornell
Belcher

Political Pollster and Strategist
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Carrie
Tan Huimin

Member of Singaporean Parliament
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Judy and Dennis Shepard

Hate Crimes Legislation Advocates
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Robin
McGehee

LGBTQ+ Rights Activist
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Debra
Eschmeyer

Let's Move! Director
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Stephanie
Cutter

Political and Policy Advisor
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Kathryn
Ruemmler

White House Counsel
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Aditi
Hardikar

Public Engagement Official
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Arne
Duncan

Secretary of Education
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Cecile
Richards

Planned Parenthood President
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Derek
Chollet

Foreign Policy Official
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Christy
Goldfuss

Environmental Policy Official
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Libby
Garvey

Arlington County Politician
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Krysta
Harden

Deputy Secretary of Agriculture
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Jake
Sullivan

Foreign Policy Official
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Denise
O'Brien

Farmer and Agriculture Policy Advisor
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Sandra
Fluke

Reproductive Health Advocate
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Paula
Reid

US Secret Service Agent
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David
Axelrod

Senior Advisor to the President
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Nancy
Sutley

Environmental Policy Official
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Doua
Thor

Public Engagement Official and Advocate
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Julie
Chávez Rodríguez

Public Engagement Official
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Michelle
Gavin

Ambassador
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Farhana
Khera

Civil Rights Advocate
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Janet
Napolitano

Secretary of Homeland Security
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Ryan
Crocker

Ambassador
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Jennifer
Simon

East Wing Policy Advisor
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Betsey
Stevenson

Economic Policy Official
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Charles
Bolden

NASA Administrator
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Ash
Carter

Secretary of Defense
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Theresa
Pouley

Tribal Court Judge
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Raffi
Freedman-Gurspan

Transgender Activist and LGBTQ Liaison
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Evan
Medeiros

Foreign Policy Official
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Eric
Waldo

Education Policy Advisor
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Gabriele
Grossman

Campaign Volunteer
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Meredith
Koop

Stylist to the First Lady
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Cecilia
Muñoz

Domestic Policy Advisor
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Ginger
Miller

Women Veterans Advocate
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Sasha
Alston

Advocate for Women in STEM and Author
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Jennifer
Palmieri

White House Communications Director
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Marielena
Hincapié

Immigration Justice
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Tina
Tchen

Chief of Staff to the First Lady
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Gayle
Smith

Foreign Policy Official
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Anne-Marie
Slaughter

Foreign Policy Official
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Chuck
Hagel

Secretary of Defense
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Vanita
Gupta

Assistant Attorney General
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Valerie
Jarrett

Senior Advisor to the President
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Mandy
Carter

LGBTQ+ and Racial Justice Activist
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Tawakkol
Karman

Human Rights Activist
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Arturo
Valenzuela

Foreign Policy Official
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Jordan
Brooks

Gender Policy Advisor
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Alan
Fitts

Trip Director for the First Lady
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Katie
Johnson

Personal Presidential Secretary
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Andrew
Herscowitz

Power Africa Coordinator
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Roberta
Jacobson

Ambassador
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Krish
Vignarajah

East Wing Policy Director
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Huma
Abedin

Political Aide and Advisor
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Tyler
Lechtenberg

Speechwriter
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Rosie
Rios

Treasurer of the United States
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Geraldine
Richmond

Science Envoy
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Susan
Sher

Chief of Staff to the First Lady
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Melody
Barnes

Domestic Policy Advisor
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Dan
Feldman

Foreign Policy Official
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Kimberly
Teehee

Native American Affairs Policy Advisor
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Natalie
Tennant

West Virginia Secretary of State
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Samantha
Tubman

Public Engagement Official
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Anne
Patterson

Ambassador
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Carol
Browner

Energy and Climate Policy Director
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Nead
Bunna

Girls' Education Advocate
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Megan
Smith

US Chief Technology Officer
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Sylvia
Burwell

OMB Director and HHS Secretary
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Mona
Sutphen

Deputy Chief of Staff
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Claudia
Rankine

Poet
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Tiffany
Drake

East Wing Development Policy Advisor
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Shirley
Sherrod

Rural Development Official
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Mary Beth
Maxwell

Labor Policy Official
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Katie
Fallon

Legislative Affairs Director
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Ellen
Moran

White House Communications Director
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Rebecca
Tallent

Congressional Policy Advisor
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Hannah
August

Press Secretary to the First Lady
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Rajiv
Shah

USAID Administrator
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Josh
DuBois

Public Engagement Official
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Penny
Pritzker

Secretary of Commerce
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Rose
Gottemoeller

Foreign Policy Official
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Wendy
Sherman

Foreign Policy Official
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Maya
Soetoro-Ng

Sister of President Obama
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Nancy
Nielsen

American Medical Association President
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Kathleen
Merrigan

Deputy Secretary of Agriculture
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Leif
Elsmo

UChicago Medicine Community Relations Director
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Martin
Nesbitt

Presidential Campaign Treasurer
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Michelle
Miller

Labor Leader
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Regina
Benjamin

Surgeon General
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Betsy
Bramon

Foreign Policy Official
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Jocelyn
Frye

East Wing Policy Director
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Martin
Dempsey

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
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LaShana
Lewis

DEI Consultant and Advocate
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Azizullah
Royesh

Educator and Social Activist
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Paulette
Aniskoff

Public Engagement Official
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Angella
Reid

White House Usher
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Bess
Evans

Policy Advisor
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Sharon
Pinder

Minority Business Advocate
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Jen
Psaki

White House Communications Director
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Janie Simms
Hipp

Tribal Relations Advisor
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Konrad
Ng

Brother-in-Law of President Obama
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Beverly Daniel
Tatum

University President
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Gloria
Borland

Publisher and Filmmaker
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Lilly
Ledbetter

Fair Pay Activist and Plaintiff

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