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Interviews - Obama Presidency Oral History

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Stephanie
Valencia

Public Engagement Official
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Julius
Genachowski

FCC Chair
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William
Taylor

Foreign Policy Official
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Rebekah
Erler

Economic Correspondent
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Terrence
Wise

Minimum Wage Activist
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Rebecca
Mieliwocki

School Teacher
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Sarah Bloom
Raskin

Economic and Monetary Policy Official
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Stephen
Kroft

Broadcast Journalist
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Sharon
Pinder

Minority Business Advocate
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Cass
Sunstein

Regulatory Policy Administrator
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Dennis
Van Roekel

National Education Association President
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Richard
Nephew

Foreign Policy Official
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Chuck
Hagel

Secretary of Defense
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Christina
Romer

Council of Economic Advisers Chair
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Mona
Sutphen

Deputy Chief of Staff
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Jon
Favreau

Speechwriter
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John
Drew

Anti-Poverty Advocate
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Felicia
Escobar Carrillo

Immigration Policy Advisor
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Mara
Rudman

Foreign Policy Official
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Rob
Nabors

Policy Advisor
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Gregory
Craig

White House Counsel
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Tom
Vilsack

Secretary of Agriculture
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Jeff
Flake

US Senator from Arizona
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Vivek
Kundra

US Chief Information Officer
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Jason
Furman

Economic Policy Official
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Penny
Pritzker

Secretary of Commerce
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Diane
Johnson

HUD Official
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Harry
Reid

Senate Majority Leader
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Bill
Ivey

Folklorist
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Henry
Paulson

Secretary of the Treasury
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Raul
Salinas

Mayor of Laredo
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Barney
Frank

Member of Congress
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Martha
Kanter

Under Secretary of Education
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Anthony
Foxx

Secretary of Transportation
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Elizabeth
Brown

White House Staff Secretary
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Angela
Spear

College Teacher
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Marc
Morial

Civil Rights Advocate
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Janie Simms
Hipp

Tribal Relations Advisor
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Bob
Kocher

Health Policy Advisor
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Wilma
Liebman

Labor Relations Official
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Rohit
Kumar

Congressional Policy Advisor
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Jen
Psaki

White House Communications Director
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Harold
Varmus

National Cancer Institute Director
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Eric
Holder

Attorney General
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Ellen
Moran

White House Communications Director
LGBTQ Policy

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Shirley
Sherrod

Rural Development Official
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Byron
Auguste

Economic Policy Advisor
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Don
Verrilli

Solicitor General
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Charles
Kupchan

Foreign Policy Official
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Rick
Wade

Economic Policy Advisor
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Jay
Carney

Press Secretary
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Scott
Gration

Special Envoy
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Matthew
Doherty

Homelessness Policy Official
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Kathleen
Sebelius

Secretary of Health and Human Services
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Ron
Kirk

US Trade Representative
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Joseph
Fugere

Small Business Owner
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Jessica
Sanchez

DREAMer and Activist
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David
Cote

CEO of Honeywell International
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Beverly Daniel
Tatum

University President
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John
Hennessy

University President
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James
Clyburn

Member of Congress
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John
Podesta

Presidential Advisor
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Kimberly
Teehee

Native American Affairs Policy Advisor
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David
Simas

White House Political Advisor
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Gary
Pruitt

President of the Associated Press
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Steven
Chu

Secretary of Energy
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Timothy
Geithner

Secretary of the Treasury
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Daniel
Russel

Foreign Policy Official
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Daryl
Johnson

Counterterrorism Official
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Janet
Murguía

Civil Rights Advocate
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Stephanie
Cutter

Political and Policy Advisor
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Betsey
Stevenson

Economic Policy Official
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Richard
Trumka

Labor Leader
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Macon
Phillips

Communications Official
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Kylon
Middleton

Pastor and Theologian
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Frances
Beinecke

Environmentalist and Nonprofit Executive
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Maya
Soetoro-Ng

Sister of President Obama
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Gayle
Smith

Foreign Policy Official
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Shailagh
Murray

Communications Advisor
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Brian
Mosteller

Director of Oval Office Operations
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Martin
Nesbitt

Presidential Campaign Treasurer
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Ollie
Parham

Civil Rights Activist
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Gerald
Kellman

Community Organizer and Journalist
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Andrew
Stern

Labor Leader
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Elizabeth
Warren

US Senator and Economic Policy Advisor
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Chris
Lu

Cabinet Secretary
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Krysta
Harden

Deputy Secretary of Agriculture
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Roberta
Jacobson

Ambassador
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Cody
Keenan

Speechwriter
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Natalie
Tennant

West Virginia Secretary of State
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Ronald
Klain

Chief of Staff to the Vice President
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Lee
Bollinger

University President
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Tommy
Vietor

Communications Official
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John
Kerry

Secretary of State and US Senator
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Patrick
Gaspard

Ambassador and Political Advisor
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Dan
Pfeiffer

White House Communications Director
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Farhana
Khera

Civil Rights Advocate
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Nancy-Ann
DeParle

White House Deputy Chief of Staff
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Pete
Rouse

White House Chief of Staff
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Neera
Tanden

Health Policy Advisor
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Yohannes
Abraham

Policy Advisor
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Denise
O'Brien

Farmer and Agriculture Policy Advisor
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Julián
Castro

HUD Secretary
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Katie
Johnson

Personal Presidential Secretary
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David
Axelrod

Senior Advisor to the President
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Paul
Ryan

Member of Congress
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Janet
Napolitano

Secretary of Homeland Security
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Michelle
Miller

Labor Leader
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Gil
Kerlikowske

Drug Policy Official
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Valerie
Jarrett

Senior Advisor to the President
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Fiona
Reeves

Director of Presidential Correspondence
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Larry
Summers

National Economic Council Director
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Laurie
Robinson

Assistant Attorney General
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Astra
Taylor

Filmmaker and Activist
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Josh
Bolten

White House Chief of Staff
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Chelsea
Manning

Activist and Whistleblower
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Ray
LaHood

Secretary of Transportation
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Wayne
Frederick

University President
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Jeremy
Bernard

White House Social Secretary
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Destiny
Blackmon

Nurse and Correspondent
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Nancy
Nielsen

American Medical Association President
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Ellen
Hollander

Nonprofit Executive
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Peter
Orszag

White House Budget Director
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Jodi
Archambault Gillette

Native American Affairs Policy Official
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Sam
Kass

White House Chef and Policy Advisor
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Robert
Trapp

Newspaper Publisher and Correspondent
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Sarada
Peri

Speechwriter
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Jon
Carson

Public Engagement Official
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Brian
Bond

Public Engagement Official
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Ben
LaBolt

Assistant Press Secretary
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Kevin
Concannon

Under Secretary of Agriculture
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Kori
Schulman

Communications Official
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Michael
Froman

US Trade Representative
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Lisa
Konwinski

Legislative Advisor and Policy Official
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Sheila
Bair

FDIC Chair
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Art and Helen Tanderup

Farmers
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Austan
Goolsbee

Council of Economic Advisers Chair
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Ursula
Burns

CEO of Xerox
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Thomas
Kalil

Science and Technology Policy Official
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Jim
Messina

Political Advisor and Campaign Manager
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Jennifer
Palmieri

White House Communications Director
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Mark
Lippert

Ambassador and Defense Policy Official
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Christopher
Dodd

US Senator from Connecticut
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Andre
Johnson

Substance Abuse Recovery Advocate
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Carol
Browner

Energy and Climate Policy Director
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Alicia
Garza

Black Lives Matter Co-Founder
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Leon
Panetta

Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
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Elizabeth
Fowler

Health Policy Official
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Anthony
Gardner

Ambassador
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Antony
Blinken

Deputy Secretary of State
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Pete
Souza

White House Photographer
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Richard
Cordray

CFPB Director
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Rahm
Emanuel

White House Chief of Staff
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Josh
Earnest

White House Press Secretary
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Randi
Weingarten

Labor Leader
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Arne
Duncan

Secretary of Education
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Rosie
Rios

Treasurer of the United States
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Christy
Goldfuss

Environmental Policy Official
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Chris
Hughes

Media Proprietor and Campaigner
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Jim Houser and Helen Dally

Business Owners and Healthcare Advocates
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Doug
O'Brien

Rural Development Official
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William
Burns

Deputy Secretary of State
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Denis
McDonough

White House Chief of Staff
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Felice
Gorordo

Foreign Policy Advocate and Advisor
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Nancy
Sutley

Environmental Policy Official
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Karen
Richardson

Public Engagement Official
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Cecilia
Muñoz

Domestic Policy Advisor
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Jane
Lute

Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security

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