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Interviews - Obama Presidency Oral History

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Avril
Haines

Deputy National Security Advisor
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Ryan
Crocker

Ambassador
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Jerome
Sauvage

United Nations Official
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Sally
Jewell

Secretary of the Interior
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Judy
Heumann

Disability Rights Activist
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Reggie
Love

Personal Aide to Obama
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Jordan
Brooks

Gender Policy Advisor
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Ginger
Miller

Women Veterans Advocate
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Donald
Molloy

Judge
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Alan
Fitts

Trip Director for the First Lady
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Robert
Post

Nutrition Policy Official
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Jane
Chu

NEA Chair
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Marc
Morial

Civil Rights Advocate
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Denis
McDonough

White House Chief of Staff
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Betsey
Stevenson

Economic Policy Official
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Felicia
Escobar Carrillo

Immigration Policy Advisor
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Rajiv
Shah

USAID Administrator
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Andrea
Mokros

White House Staffer
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Jeanne
Lambrew

Health Policy Advisor
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Cody
Keenan

Speechwriter
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Jodi
Archambault Gillette

Native American Affairs Policy Official
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John
Holdren

White House Science Advisor
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Elizabeth
Fowler

Health Policy Official
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Craig
Fugate

FEMA Administrator
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Heather
Zichal

Energy and Climate Advisor
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Larry
Summers

National Economic Council Director
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Raffi
Freedman-Gurspan

Transgender Activist and LGBTQ Liaison
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Jim
Obergefell

Marriage Equality Activist and Plaintiff
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Paul
Ryan

Member of Congress
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Betsy
Bramon

Foreign Policy Official
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Stephen
Kroft

Broadcast Journalist
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Ron
Kirk

US Trade Representative
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Bill
Ivey

Folklorist
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Sheryl
Cousineau

Immigration Correspondent
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Timothy
Geithner

Secretary of the Treasury
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Doug
O'Brien

Rural Development Official
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James
Jones

National Security Advisor
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Victoria
Nuland

Foreign Policy Official
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Andrew
Herscowitz

Power Africa Coordinator
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Ash
Carter

Secretary of Defense
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Timuel
Black

Civil Rights Activist
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Johnnie
Carson

Diplomat and Foreign Policy Official
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Kimberlé
Crenshaw

Legal Scholar and Civil Rights Advocate
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Chelsea and Jeremy Haynes

US Army Sergeant and Major
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Azizullah
Royesh

Educator and Social Activist
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Melissa
Winter

Deputy Chief of Staff to the First Lady
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Chris
Hughes

Media Proprietor and Campaigner
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Frances
Beinecke

Environmentalist and Nonprofit Executive
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Astra
Taylor

Filmmaker and Activist
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Regina
Benjamin

Surgeon General
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Otis
Moss III

Pastor and Theologian
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Lori
Wallach

Trade Policy Advocate
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Toni
Preckwinkle

Cook County Politician
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Wayne
Frederick

University President
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Earl
Smith

US Army Veteran
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Jon
Carson

Public Engagement Official
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Brian
Deese

Economic Policy Official
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William
Taylor

Foreign Policy Official
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Jason
Furman

Economic Policy Official
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Brian
Mosteller

Director of Oval Office Operations
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Norman
Brown

Clemency Recipient and Youth Mentor
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Leon
Panetta

Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
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Christina
Romer

Council of Economic Advisers Chair
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Rose
Gottemoeller

Foreign Policy Official
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Farhana
Khera

Civil Rights Advocate
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Kevin
Lewis

Engagement and Communications Official
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Hillary
Clinton

Secretary of State
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Diane
Johnson

HUD Official
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Janet
Napolitano

Secretary of Homeland Security
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Noah
McQueen

My Brother's Keeper Participant
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Charles
Kupchan

Foreign Policy Official
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Danielle
Gray

Cabinet Secretary
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Louvon
Harris

Hate Crimes Legislation
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Janet
Murguía

Civil Rights Advocate
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John and Teresa Palmer

Miner and Labor Leader
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Esther
Brimmer

Foreign Policy Official
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Aneesh
Chopra

US Chief Technology Officer
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Huma
Abedin

Political Aide and Advisor
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Bess
Evans

Policy Advisor
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Lisa
Jackson

EPA Administrator
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Tiffany
Drake

East Wing Development Policy Advisor
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Kathleen
Merrigan

Deputy Secretary of Agriculture
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Thomas
Tidwell

Chief of the US Forest Service
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Chelsea
Manning

Activist and Whistleblower
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Libby
Garvey

Arlington County Politician
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Vanita
Gupta

Assistant Attorney General
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Christina
Falcon

Student Ambassador
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Rob
Nabors

Policy Advisor
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Scott
Gration

Special Envoy
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Dennis
Van Roekel

National Education Association President
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John
Brennan

CIA Director
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Janice
Langbehn

LGBTQ+ Rights Advocate
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James
Risen

Investigative Journalist
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Courtney
Hight

Environmental Advocate and Campaigner
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Katie
Johnson

Personal Presidential Secretary
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Fiona
Reeves

Director of Presidential Correspondence
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Ricardo
Zúniga

Foreign Policy Official
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Kenneth
Roth

Human Rights Activist
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Stuart Glauberman and Jerry Burris

Authors
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Martha
Kanter

Under Secretary of Education
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Neil
Abercrombie

Governor of Hawaii
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Gil
Kerlikowske

Drug Policy Official
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Wendy
Sherman

Foreign Policy Official
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Al
Sharpton

Civil Rights Activist
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Henry
Paulson

Secretary of the Treasury
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Mitchell
Stewart

Political Campaign Organizer
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Ileana
Yarza Paneque

Foreign Policy Correspondent
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Josh
Earnest

White House Press Secretary
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Bro
Adams

NEH Chair
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Sarah
Holway

School Teacher and Food Policy Activist
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Rick
Wade

Economic Policy Advisor
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Richard
Cordray

CFPB Director
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David
Cote

CEO of Honeywell International
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Neal
Wolin

Deputy Secretary of the Treasury
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DJ
Patil

White House Chief Data Scientist
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Sylvia
Burwell

OMB Director and HHS Secretary
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Tyler
Lechtenberg

Speechwriter
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James
Cole

Deputy Attorney General
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Patrick
Gaspard

Ambassador and Political Advisor
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Konrad
Ng

Brother-in-Law of President Obama
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Max
Baucus

Ambassador and US Senator from Montana
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Christy
Goldfuss

Environmental Policy Official
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Alan
Bersin

Homeland Security Official
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Olsen
Jean-Julien

Engineer and Architect
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Thant
Myint-U

Burmese Reform Advocate
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Judy and Dennis Shepard

Hate Crimes Legislation Advocates
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Rafaai
Hamo

Engineer and Professor
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Ursula
Burns

CEO of Xerox
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Ollie
Parham

Civil Rights Activist
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Katie
Fallon

Legislative Affairs Director
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Craig
Spencer

Physician and Global Health Practitioner
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Sophia
Ford-Glanton

Urologist
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Steven
Rattner

Economic Policy Official
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Elizabeth
Phu

Defense and Foreign Policy Official
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Claudia
Rankine

Poet
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Bill
McKibben

Environmental Activist
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Alicia
Garza

Black Lives Matter Co-Founder
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Newton
Minow

Attorney
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Ta-Nehisi
Coates

Author and Journalist
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Muriel
Finegold

Political and Environmental Activist
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Steven
Chu

Secretary of Energy
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John
Kerry

Secretary of State and US Senator
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Robert
Gates

Secretary of Defense
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Anne
Filipic

Public Engagement Official
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Darrell
Padgett

Criminal Justice Advocate
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Krish
Vignarajah

East Wing Policy Director
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Samuel
Locklear

Military Official
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Carol
Browner

Energy and Climate Policy Director
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Jeremy
Bernard

White House Social Secretary
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Rosie
Rios

Treasurer of the United States
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LaShana
Lewis

DEI Consultant and Advocate
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Thomas
Holst

Energy Industry Executive
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Richard
Nephew

Foreign Policy Official
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Kathy
Greenlee

Assistant HHS Secretary for Aging
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Vivek
Murthy

Surgeon General
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Julián
Castro

HUD Secretary
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Nancy
Sutley

Environmental Policy Official
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Janie Simms
Hipp

Tribal Relations Advisor
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Tom
Vilsack

Secretary of Agriculture
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Arturo
Valenzuela

Foreign Policy Official
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Jeffrey
Feltman

Foreign Policy Official
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Jean Pierre
Mbagurire

Development Professional
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Terrence
Wise

Minimum Wage Activist
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Daniel
Fried

Special Envoy
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Melody
Barnes

Domestic Policy Advisor
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Matthew
Doherty

Homelessness Policy Official
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Kiran
Mazumdar-Shaw

Businessperson
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John
Morton

ICE Director

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