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Interviews - Obama Presidency Oral History

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Chelsea
Manning

Activist and Whistleblower
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Allison
Davis

Lawyer
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Denise
O'Brien

Farmer and Agriculture Policy Advisor
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Chuck
Freedman

Communications Professional
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Gabriele
Grossman

Campaign Volunteer
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Melody
Barnes

Domestic Policy Advisor
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Shirley
Sherrod

Rural Development Official
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Sophia
Ford-Glanton

Urologist
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Tina
Tchen

Chief of Staff to the First Lady
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Otis
Moss Jr.

Pastor and Civil Rights Activist
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Newton
Minow

Attorney
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Pete
Souza

White House Photographer
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Astrid
Silva

Immigration Activist
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Rebecca
Mieliwocki

School Teacher
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Robin
McGehee

LGBTQ+ Rights Activist
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Michael
McFaul

Ambassador
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Jim
Messina

Political Advisor and Campaign Manager
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Lilly
Ledbetter

Fair Pay Activist and Plaintiff
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Alan
Bersin

Homeland Security Official
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Tawakkol
Karman

Human Rights Activist
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Stuart Glauberman and Jerry Burris

Authors
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Michael
Minor

Pastor and Healthcare Advocate
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Thomas
Holst

Energy Industry Executive
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Wendy
Sherman

Foreign Policy Official
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Katie
Johnson

Personal Presidential Secretary
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Thant
Myint-U

Burmese Reform Advocate
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Ollie
Parham

Civil Rights Activist
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Sarah
Holway

School Teacher and Food Policy Activist
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Claudia
Rankine

Poet
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Evan
Medeiros

Foreign Policy Official
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Paul
Ryan

Member of Congress
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Terrence
Wise

Minimum Wage Activist
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Gretchen
Stewart

School Teacher
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Charles
Kupchan

Foreign Policy Official
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Michael
Froman

US Trade Representative
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David
Cote

CEO of Honeywell International
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Dick
Durbin

US Senator from Illinois
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Jerome
Sauvage

United Nations Official
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Jeh
Johnson

Secretary of Homeland Security
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Ellen
Hollander

Nonprofit Executive
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Robert
Trapp

Newspaper Publisher and Correspondent
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Mara
Rudman

Foreign Policy Official
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Michael
Strautmanis

Public Engagement Official
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John
Cullerton

Illinois State Senator
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Heather
Zichal

Energy and Climate Advisor
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Bobby
Rush

Member of Congress
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Wayne
Frederick

University President
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Sharon
Block

Labor Policy Official
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Hannah
August

Press Secretary to the First Lady
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Penny
Pritzker

Secretary of Commerce
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Tom
Harkin

US Senator from Iowa
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Melissa
Winter

Deputy Chief of Staff to the First Lady
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Sheila
Bair

FDIC Chair
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Antony
Blinken

Deputy Secretary of State
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Scott
Gration

Special Envoy
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James
Crown

Businessperson and Campaign Fundraiser
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Eric
Holder

Attorney General
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Susan
Sher

Chief of Staff to the First Lady
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Marian
Robinson

Mother of First Lady Michelle Obama
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Stephen
Kroft

Broadcast Journalist
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Rebekah
Erler

Economic Correspondent
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Marc
Morial

Civil Rights Advocate
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Macon
Phillips

Communications Official
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Chris
Lu

Cabinet Secretary
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Karen
Dresden

School Principal
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James
Clyburn

Member of Congress
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John
Podesta

Presidential Advisor
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Kathleen
Merrigan

Deputy Secretary of Agriculture
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Daniel
Shomon

Campaign Strategist and Political Aide
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Mark
Lippert

Ambassador and Defense Policy Official
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Sharon
Pinder

Minority Business Advocate
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Ken
Salazar

Secretary of the Interior
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Ta-Nehisi
Coates

Author and Journalist
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Derek
Mitchell

Ambassador
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Carolyn
Britton

National Medical Association President
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Tommy
Vietor

Communications Official
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Doua
Thor

Public Engagement Official and Advocate
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Brian
Mosteller

Director of Oval Office Operations
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Danielle
White

Director of Scheduling
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Sarah
Hurwitz

Speechwriter for the First Lady
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John
Hennessy

University President
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Lori
Wallach

Trade Policy Advocate
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Fiona
Reeves

Director of Presidential Correspondence
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Paulette
Aniskoff

Public Engagement Official
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Norm
Eisen

Diplomat and Policy Advisor
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Steven
Rattner

Economic Policy Official
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Alan
Fitts

Trip Director for the First Lady
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Avelino
Halagao

Lawyer and Nonprofit Executive
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Libby
Garvey

Arlington County Politician
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Jon
Favreau

Speechwriter
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Rebecca
Tallent

Congressional Policy Advisor
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Destiny
Blackmon

Nurse and Correspondent
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Konrad
Ng

Brother-in-Law of President Obama
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David
Simas

White House Political Advisor
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Laurie
Robinson

Assistant Attorney General
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Natalie
Tennant

West Virginia Secretary of State
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Ray
LaHood

Secretary of Transportation
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Nathan
Law

Hong Kong Democracy Activist
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Nancy-Ann
DeParle

White House Deputy Chief of Staff
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Raul
Salinas

Mayor of Laredo
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Janet
Napolitano

Secretary of Homeland Security
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Cody
Keenan

Speechwriter
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Ronald
Klain

Chief of Staff to the Vice President
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Jeremy
Bernard

White House Social Secretary
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Mitchell
Stewart

Political Campaign Organizer
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Donald
Molloy

Judge
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Esther
Brimmer

Foreign Policy Official
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Danielle
Gray

Cabinet Secretary
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Austan
Goolsbee

Council of Economic Advisers Chair
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Sasha
Alston

Advocate for Women in STEM and Author
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Jocelyn
Frye

East Wing Policy Director
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Emil
Jones

Illinois State Senator
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Rob
Nabors

Policy Advisor
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David
Axelrod

Senior Advisor to the President
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Brian
Bond

Public Engagement Official
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Gary
Pruitt

President of the Associated Press
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Chris
Hughes

Media Proprietor and Campaigner
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Shaun
Donovan

HUD Secretary and OMB Director
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Richard
Trumka

Labor Leader
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Rahm
Emanuel

White House Chief of Staff
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Beverly Daniel
Tatum

University President
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Martin
Nesbitt

Presidential Campaign Treasurer
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Aditi
Hardikar

Public Engagement Official
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Betsy
Bramon

Foreign Policy Official
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Tom
Vilsack

Secretary of Agriculture
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Jordan
Brooks

Gender Policy Advisor
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Stephanie
Cutter

Political and Policy Advisor
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Nancy
Nielsen

American Medical Association President
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Brian
Deese

Economic Policy Official
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Omezzine
Khelifa

Tunisian Government Official
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Andrew
Stern

Labor Leader
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Rohit
Kumar

Congressional Policy Advisor
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William
Taylor

Foreign Policy Official
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Reggie
Love

Personal Aide to Obama
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Chelsea and Jeremy Haynes

US Army Sergeant and Major
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Cornell
Belcher

Political Pollster and Strategist
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Judy and Dennis Shepard

Hate Crimes Legislation Advocates
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Max
Baucus

Ambassador and US Senator from Montana
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Jason
Rezaian

Journalist
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Janet
Murguía

Civil Rights Advocate
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Kori
Schulman

Communications Official
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Joanna
Rosholm

Press Secretary to the First Lady
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Christina
Romer

Council of Economic Advisers Chair
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Gil
Steinlauf

Rabbi and LGBTQ+ Rights Advocate
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Yohannes
Abraham

Policy Advisor
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Karen
Richardson

Public Engagement Official
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Josh
DuBois

Public Engagement Official
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James
Clapper

Director of National Intelligence
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Kevin
Lewis

Engagement and Communications Official
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Larry
Summers

National Economic Council Director
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Josh
Earnest

White House Press Secretary
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Tom
Wheeler

FCC Chair
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Barney
Frank

Member of Congress
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John
Brennan

CIA Director
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Kylon
Middleton

Pastor and Theologian
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Ursula
Burns

CEO of Xerox
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Courtney
Hight

Environmental Advocate and Campaigner
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Eric
Waldo

Education Policy Advisor
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Rick
Wade

Economic Policy Advisor
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Oprah
Winfrey

Media Proprietor
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Cass
Sunstein

Regulatory Policy Administrator
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Neera
Tanden

Health Policy Advisor
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Bruce
Orenstein

Filmmaker and Community Organizer
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Felice
Gorordo

Foreign Policy Advocate and Advisor
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Carol
Browner

Energy and Climate Policy Director
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Sandra
Fluke

Reproductive Health Advocate
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Julius
Genachowski

FCC Chair
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Ellen
Weintraub

FEC Commissioner
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Dan
Feldman

Foreign Policy Official
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Mandy
Carter

LGBTQ+ and Racial Justice Activist
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Lindsay
Early

Comanche Advocate and Correspondent
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John
Rogers

Campaign Fundraiser
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Richard
Nephew

Foreign Policy Official
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Neil
Abercrombie

Governor of Hawaii
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Eric
Kusunoki

Teacher of President Obama
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Judith
Owigar

Social Entrepreneur
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Kathryn
Ruemmler

White House Counsel
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Heather
Foster

Public Engagement Official
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Andrew
Winer

Lawyer and Political Aide
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Eleanor
Kaye Wilson

Friend of the Obama Family
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Josh
Bolten

White House Chief of Staff
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Craig
Fugate

FEMA Administrator
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Valerie
Jarrett

Senior Advisor to the President
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Michael
Mullen

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Michael
Steele

Chair of Republican National Committee
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Matthew
Doherty

Homelessness Policy Official
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Bob
Kocher

Health Policy Advisor
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Katie
McCormick Lelyveld

Press Secretary to the First Lady
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Tyler
Lechtenberg

Speechwriter
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BriGette
McCoy

US Army Veteran and Advocate
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Daryl
Johnson

Counterterrorism Official
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Sarada
Peri

Speechwriter
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Dan
Pfeiffer

White House Communications Director
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Gregory
Craig

White House Counsel
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Samantha
Power

Ambassador to the United Nations
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Ben
LaBolt

Assistant Press Secretary
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Christine
Chen

Executive Director of APIAVote
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Ryan
Crocker

Ambassador
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Anne
Filipic

Public Engagement Official
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Derek
Chollet

Foreign Policy Official
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Sylvia
Burwell

OMB Director and HHS Secretary
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Muriel
Finegold

Political and Environmental Activist
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Carl
Takei

ACLU Lawyer
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Gloria
Borland

Publisher and Filmmaker
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Thomas
Perez

Secretary of Labor
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Fatou
Ba Ndiour

Development Professional
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Raffi
Freedman-Gurspan

Transgender Activist and LGBTQ Liaison
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Aneesh
Chopra

US Chief Technology Officer
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Norman
Brown

Clemency Recipient and Youth Mentor
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Kēhaulani
Lum

Advocate for Indigenous Hawaiians
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Hadi
Pir

Human Rights Activist
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Stephanie
Valencia

Public Engagement Official
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Gautam
Raghavan

Public Engagement Official
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Jen
Psaki

White House Communications Director
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Jon
Carson

Public Engagement Official
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Rosie
Rios

Treasurer of the United States
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Jeff
Flake

US Senator from Arizona
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Craig
Robinson

Brother of Michelle Obama
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Huma
Abedin

Political Aide and Advisor
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Hillary
Clinton

Secretary of State
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Deesha
Dyer

White House Social Secretary
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Angela
Spear

College Teacher
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Tyler
Swanson

Voting Rights Activist
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Patrick
Gaspard

Ambassador and Political Advisor
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Mona
Sutphen

Deputy Chief of Staff
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Robert
Gates

Secretary of Defense
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Frances
Beinecke

Environmentalist and Nonprofit Executive
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Anne
Patterson

Ambassador
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Nadine
Smith

LGBTQ+ Rights Activist
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Harry
Reid

Senate Majority Leader
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Lee
Bollinger

University President
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Richard
Cordray

CFPB Director
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Khari
Joyner

Cellist
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Bess
Evans

Policy Advisor
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Jennifer
Palmieri

White House Communications Director
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Toni
Preckwinkle

Cook County Politician
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Doug
O'Brien

Rural Development Official
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Johnnie
Carson

Diplomat and Foreign Policy Official

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