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Interviews - Obama Presidency Oral History

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Astrid
Silva

Immigration Activist
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Sarah
Holway

School Teacher and Food Policy Activist
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Rebecca
Tallent

Congressional Policy Advisor
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Janice
Langbehn

LGBTQ+ Rights Advocate
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Marilynne
Robinson

Novelist
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William
Taylor

Foreign Policy Official
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Anthony
Gardner

Ambassador
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Michael
Posner

Foreign Policy Official
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Hadi
Pir

Human Rights Activist
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Karen
Richardson

Public Engagement Official
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Alan
Fitts

Trip Director for the First Lady
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Jean Pierre
Mbagurire

Development Professional
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Don
Verrilli

Solicitor General
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Jessica
Sanchez

DREAMer and Activist
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Kevin
Lewis

Engagement and Communications Official
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Colin
Kahl

Foreign Policy Official
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Kimberly
Teehee

Native American Affairs Policy Advisor
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Antony
Blinken

Deputy Secretary of State
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Jennifer
Palmieri

White House Communications Director
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Christopher
Dodd

US Senator from Connecticut
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John
Brennan

CIA Director
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Mara
Rudman

Foreign Policy Official
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Michael
Leiter

Counterterrorism Official
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Pal
Eldredge

President Obama's Fifth-Grade Teacher
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Jeh
Johnson

Secretary of Homeland Security
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Jennifer
Simon

East Wing Policy Advisor
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Chris
Hughes

Media Proprietor and Campaigner
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Destiny
Blackmon

Nurse and Correspondent
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Art and Helen Tanderup

Farmers
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Julie
Chávez Rodríguez

Public Engagement Official
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Daniel
Russel

Foreign Policy Official
Western Hemisphere

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Josh
Earnest

White House Press Secretary
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Lisa
Monaco

Homeland Security Advisor
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Neil
Eggleston

White House Counsel
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Tom
Wheeler

FCC Chair
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Ben
LaBolt

Assistant Press Secretary
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Rebecca
Mieliwocki

School Teacher
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Gina
McCarthy

EPA Administrator
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LaShana
Lewis

DEI Consultant and Advocate
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Devon
Adelman

Self-Advocate with Down Syndrome
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Zeke
Emanuel

Health Policy Advisor
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Astra
Taylor

Filmmaker and Activist
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Julianna
Smoot

Campaign Finance Director
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Denise
O'Brien

Farmer and Agriculture Policy Advisor
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Ben
Rhodes

Speechwriter and Foreign Policy Official
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Anne-Marie
Slaughter

Foreign Policy Official
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Theresa
Pouley

Tribal Court Judge
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David
Simas

White House Political Advisor
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Craig
Robinson

Brother of Michelle Obama
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Carl
Takei

ACLU Lawyer
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Michael
Botticelli

Drug Policy Official
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Jeremy
Bernard

White House Social Secretary
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Ileana
Yarza Paneque

Foreign Policy Correspondent
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Sophia
Ford-Glanton

Urologist
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Elizabeth
Alexander

Inaugural Poet
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Arturo
Valenzuela

Foreign Policy Official
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Danielle
Gray

Cabinet Secretary
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John
Podesta

Presidential Advisor
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John
Hennessy

University President
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Craig
Spencer

Physician and Global Health Practitioner
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Michael
Steele

Chair of Republican National Committee
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Jefferey
DeLaurentis

Foreign Policy Official
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Leah
Katz-Hernandez

White House Staff and Inclusion Advocate
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Tiffiniy
Cheng

Digital Rights Activist
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Jocelyn
Frye

East Wing Policy Director
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Earl
Smith

US Army Veteran
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Sandra
Fluke

Reproductive Health Advocate
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Gautam
Raghavan

Public Engagement Official
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Noah
McQueen

My Brother's Keeper Participant
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Deesha
Dyer

White House Social Secretary
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Christina
Romer

Council of Economic Advisers Chair
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Kathleen
Merrigan

Deputy Secretary of Agriculture
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Gabriele
Grossman

Campaign Volunteer
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Wendy
Sherman

Foreign Policy Official
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Sarada
Peri

Speechwriter
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Konrad
Ng

Brother-in-Law of President Obama
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Kenneth
Roth

Human Rights Activist
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Martha
Kanter

Under Secretary of Education
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Megan
Smith

US Chief Technology Officer
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David
Shulkin

Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs
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Nadine
Smith

LGBTQ+ Rights Activist
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Donald
Molloy

Judge
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Betsy
Bramon

Foreign Policy Official
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Regina
Benjamin

Surgeon General
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James
Risen

Investigative Journalist
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Judith
Owigar

Social Entrepreneur
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Kathryn
Ruemmler

White House Counsel
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Jake
Sullivan

Foreign Policy Official
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Eric
Waldo

Education Policy Advisor
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Lori
Wallach

Trade Policy Advocate
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Mona
Sutphen

Deputy Chief of Staff
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Christine
Chen

Executive Director of APIAVote
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Jason
Furman

Economic Policy Official
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Martin
Dempsey

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
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John
Drew

Anti-Poverty Advocate
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Michael
Minor

Pastor and Healthcare Advocate
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Brian
Deese

Economic Policy Official
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BriGette
McCoy

US Army Veteran and Advocate
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Maya
Soetoro-Ng

Sister of President Obama
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Stephanie
Valencia

Public Engagement Official
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Sasha
Alston

Advocate for Women in STEM and Author
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Sally
Jewell

Secretary of the Interior
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Nancy
Sutley

Environmental Policy Official
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Yohannes
Abraham

Policy Advisor
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John and Teresa Palmer

Miner and Labor Leader
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Elizabeth
Phu

Defense and Foreign Policy Official
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Bob
Kocher

Health Policy Advisor
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Harry
Reid

Senate Majority Leader
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Gerald
Kellman

Community Organizer and Journalist
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Michael
Mullen

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
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David
Cote

CEO of Honeywell International
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Michael
Froman

US Trade Representative
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Bill T.
Jones

Dancer and Choreographer
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Rosie
Rios

Treasurer of the United States
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Brian
Mosteller

Director of Oval Office Operations
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Chris
Lu

Cabinet Secretary
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Lee
Bollinger

University President
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Olsen
Jean-Julien

Engineer and Architect
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Tom
Frieden

CDC Director
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Nathan
Law

Hong Kong Democracy Activist
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Judy
Heumann

Disability Rights Activist
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Nead
Bunna

Girls' Education Advocate
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Susan
Rice

National Security Advisor
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Ryan
Crocker

Ambassador
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Charles
Bolden

NASA Administrator
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Harold Hongju
Koh

State Department Legal Adviser
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Gregory
Craig

White House Counsel
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Terry
Szuplat

Speechwriter
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Heather
Linebaugh

US Air Force Veteran
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James
Clyburn

Member of Congress
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Melanie
Bahnke

Alaska Native and Arctic Issues Advocate
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Gil
Steinlauf

Rabbi and LGBTQ+ Rights Advocate
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Dan
Pfeiffer

White House Communications Director
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Sylvia
Burwell

OMB Director and HHS Secretary
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Pete
Souza

White House Photographer
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Bruce
Orenstein

Filmmaker and Community Organizer
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Norman
Brown

Clemency Recipient and Youth Mentor
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Josh
Bolten

White House Chief of Staff
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Ronald
Klain

Chief of Staff to the Vice President
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Rafaai
Hamo

Engineer and Professor
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Jay
Carney

Press Secretary
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Chelsea and Jeremy Haynes

US Army Sergeant and Major
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Macon
Phillips

Communications Official
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Eric
Kusunoki

Teacher of President Obama
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Richard
Blanco

Inaugural Poet
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Jane
Lute

Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security
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Akram
Dweikat

Engineer and Social Entrepreneur
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Christy
Goldfuss

Environmental Policy Official
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Omezzine
Khelifa

Tunisian Government Official
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Thomas
Holst

Energy Industry Executive
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Sheila
Bair

FDIC Chair
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Bernie
Aronson

Special Envoy
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Jon
Carson

Public Engagement Official
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Norm
Eisen

Diplomat and Policy Advisor
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Carol
Browner

Energy and Climate Policy Director
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John
Kerry

Secretary of State and US Senator
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Todd
Stern

Special Envoy
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Sheryl
Cousineau

Immigration Correspondent
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Johnnie
Carson

Diplomat and Foreign Policy Official
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Alex and Valbona Myteberi

Child Refugee Advocate
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Emil
Jones

Illinois State Senator
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Larry
Summers

National Economic Council Director
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Bill
McKibben

Environmental Activist
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Anthony
Fauci

Public Health Official
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Joanna
Rosholm

Press Secretary to the First Lady
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Gil
Kerlikowske

Drug Policy Official
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Ellen
Hollander

Nonprofit Executive
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Katie
Fallon

Legislative Affairs Director
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Melissa
Winter

Deputy Chief of Staff to the First Lady
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Allison
Davis

Lawyer
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Tom
Donilon

National Security Advisor
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Otis
Moss Jr.

Pastor and Civil Rights Activist
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Samuel
Locklear

Military Official
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Bronwen
Solyom

Librarian
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Rick
Wade

Economic Policy Advisor
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Doug
O'Brien

Rural Development Official
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Rebekah
Erler

Economic Correspondent
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Anne
Filipic

Public Engagement Official
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Amy
Sherald

Portraitist
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Alan
Bersin

Homeland Security Official
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Sarah
Hurwitz

Speechwriter for the First Lady
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Sharon
Pinder

Minority Business Advocate
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Louvon
Harris

Hate Crimes Legislation
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Ron
Kirk

US Trade Representative
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Geraldine
Richmond

Science Envoy
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Jodi
Archambault Gillette

Native American Affairs Policy Official
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Oprah
Winfrey

Media Proprietor
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Valerie
Jarrett

Senior Advisor to the President
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Beverly Daniel
Tatum

University President
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Joseph
Fugere

Small Business Owner
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Brian
Bond

Public Engagement Official
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Loretta
Lynch

Attorney General
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Darrell
Padgett

Criminal Justice Advocate
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Tiffany
Drake

East Wing Development Policy Advisor
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Rick
Jordan

Master Mariner
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Derek
Chollet

Foreign Policy Official
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Leon
Panetta

Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
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Aneesh
Chopra

US Chief Technology Officer
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Barney
Frank

Member of Congress
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Huma
Abedin

Political Aide and Advisor
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Pete
Rouse

White House Chief of Staff
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Bess
Evans

Policy Advisor
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Al
Sharpton

Civil Rights Activist
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John
Morton

ICE Director
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Ken
Salazar

Secretary of the Interior
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Cecilia
Muñoz

Domestic Policy Advisor
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Scott
Gration

Special Envoy
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Stuart Glauberman and Jerry Burris

Authors
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John
Cullerton

Illinois State Senator
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Andrew
Winer

Lawyer and Political Aide

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