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Interviews - Obama Presidency Oral History

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Chris
Lu

Cabinet Secretary
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Julius
Genachowski

FCC Chair
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Ricardo
Zúniga

Foreign Policy Official
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Craig
Fugate

FEMA Administrator
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Paula
Reid

US Secret Service Agent
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Norm
Eisen

Diplomat and Policy Advisor
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Tyler
Swanson

Voting Rights Activist
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Stephen
Kroft

Broadcast Journalist
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Jim Houser and Helen Dally

Business Owners and Healthcare Advocates
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Samantha
Tubman

Public Engagement Official
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Neil
Abercrombie

Governor of Hawaii
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Arturo
Valenzuela

Foreign Policy Official
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Elizabeth
Brown

White House Staff Secretary
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Bill T.
Jones

Dancer and Choreographer
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Katie
McCormick Lelyveld

Press Secretary to the First Lady
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Thomas
Tidwell

Chief of the US Forest Service
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Felicia
Escobar Carrillo

Immigration Policy Advisor
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Derek
Chollet

Foreign Policy Official
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Krysta
Harden

Deputy Secretary of Agriculture
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Austan
Goolsbee

Council of Economic Advisers Chair
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Jeremy
Bernard

White House Social Secretary
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Anne
Patterson

Ambassador
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Tawakkol
Karman

Human Rights Activist
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Christina
Romer

Council of Economic Advisers Chair
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Martin
Nesbitt

Presidential Campaign Treasurer
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Tiffany
Drake

East Wing Development Policy Advisor
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Robin
McGehee

LGBTQ+ Rights Activist
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Jane
Chu

NEA Chair
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Terry
Szuplat

Speechwriter
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Valerie
Jarrett

Senior Advisor to the President
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Ronald
Klain

Chief of Staff to the Vice President
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Brian
Mosteller

Director of Oval Office Operations
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Tom
Frieden

CDC Director
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Kori
Schulman

Communications Official
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Brian
Bond

Public Engagement Official
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Neal
Wolin

Deputy Secretary of the Treasury
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Julián
Castro

HUD Secretary
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Robert
Post

Nutrition Policy Official
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Josh
Earnest

White House Press Secretary
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Andrew
Herscowitz

Power Africa Coordinator
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Ellen
Moran

White House Communications Director
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Tiffiniy
Cheng

Digital Rights Activist
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Megan
Smith

US Chief Technology Officer
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Fiona
Reeves

Director of Presidential Correspondence
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Ben
LaBolt

Assistant Press Secretary
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Huma
Abedin

Political Aide and Advisor
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Michael
Steele

Chair of Republican National Committee
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Gregory
Craig

White House Counsel
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Gautam
Raghavan

Public Engagement Official
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Lee
Bollinger

University President
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Tom
Wheeler

FCC Chair
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Roberta
Jacobson

Ambassador
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Shailagh
Murray

Communications Advisor
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BriGette
McCoy

US Army Veteran and Advocate
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Sarada
Peri

Speechwriter
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Kylon
Middleton

Pastor and Theologian
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Michael
Daniel

Cybersecurity Coordinator
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Sandra
Fluke

Reproductive Health Advocate
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Carol
Browner

Energy and Climate Policy Director
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Jim
Messina

Political Advisor and Campaign Manager
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Jessica
Sanchez

DREAMer and Activist
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Kevin
Lewis

Engagement and Communications Official
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Janet
Murguía

Civil Rights Advocate
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David
Simas

White House Political Advisor
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Sylvia
Burwell

OMB Director and HHS Secretary
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Macon
Phillips

Communications Official
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Dan
Feldman

Foreign Policy Official
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Joe
Del Bosque

Farmer
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Doua
Thor

Public Engagement Official and Advocate
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Anthony
Fauci

Public Health Official
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Regina
Benjamin

Surgeon General
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David
Axelrod

Senior Advisor to the President
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Jay
Carney

Press Secretary
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Paulette
Aniskoff

Public Engagement Official
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Lori
Wallach

Trade Policy Advocate
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Richard
Cordray

CFPB Director
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Michael
Mullen

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
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James
Risen

Investigative Journalist
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Vivek
Kundra

US Chief Information Officer
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Tina
Tchen

Chief of Staff to the First Lady
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Debra
Eschmeyer

Let's Move! Director
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Danielle
Gray

Cabinet Secretary
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Naureen
Shah

Civil Rights Advocate
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Tommy
Vietor

Communications Official
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Cecilia
Muñoz

Domestic Policy Advisor
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Jennifer
Palmieri

White House Communications Director
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Sarah Bloom
Raskin

Economic and Monetary Policy Official
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Cody
Keenan

Speechwriter
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Chris
Hughes

Media Proprietor and Campaigner
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Ta-Nehisi
Coates

Author and Journalist
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Eric
Holder

Attorney General
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Tom
Harkin

US Senator from Iowa
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Rebekah
Erler

Economic Correspondent
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Stuart Glauberman and Jerry Burris

Authors
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Aneesh
Chopra

US Chief Technology Officer
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Muriel
Finegold

Political and Environmental Activist
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Brittany
Packnett

Social Justice Activist
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Jeffrey
Bader

Foreign Policy Official
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Karen
Richardson

Public Engagement Official
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Hannah
August

Press Secretary to the First Lady
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Jon
Carson

Public Engagement Official
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Victoria
Nuland

Foreign Policy Official
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Anthony
Gardner

Ambassador
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Paul
Ryan

Member of Congress
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John
Mier

Business Owner and Healthcare Advocate
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Astra
Taylor

Filmmaker and Activist
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James
Clyburn

Member of Congress
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Gil
Steinlauf

Rabbi and LGBTQ+ Rights Advocate
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David
Cote

CEO of Honeywell International
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Kathleen
Sebelius

Secretary of Health and Human Services
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Jon
Favreau

Speechwriter
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Angella
Reid

White House Usher
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Nadine
Smith

LGBTQ+ Rights Activist
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Rafaai
Hamo

Engineer and Professor
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Mona
Hanna-Attisha

Pediatrician and Public Health Advocate
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Jeanne
Lambrew

Health Policy Advisor
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Robert
Gates

Secretary of Defense
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Denis
McDonough

White House Chief of Staff
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Michelle
Miller

Labor Leader
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Sam
Kass

White House Chef and Policy Advisor
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Art and Helen Tanderup

Farmers
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Kathryn
Ruemmler

White House Counsel
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Lauren
Vrazilek

Deputy Press Secretary to the First Lady
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Robert
Trapp

Newspaper Publisher and Correspondent
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Melissa
Winter

Deputy Chief of Staff to the First Lady
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Chelsea
Manning

Activist and Whistleblower
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Anne-Marie
Slaughter

Foreign Policy Official
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Jane
Lute

Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security
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Charles
Bolden

NASA Administrator
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Lisa
Jackson

EPA Administrator
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Pete
Souza

White House Photographer
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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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Michael
Froman

US Trade Representative
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Jason
Rezaian

Journalist
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Nancy-Ann
DeParle

White House Deputy Chief of Staff
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Jen
Psaki

White House Communications Director
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Janet
Napolitano

Secretary of Homeland Security
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Rob
Nabors

Policy Advisor
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Tom
Vilsack

Secretary of Agriculture
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Stephanie
Valencia

Public Engagement Official
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Christy
Goldfuss

Environmental Policy Official
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Rebecca
Tallent

Congressional Policy Advisor
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Gloria
Borland

Publisher and Filmmaker
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Stephanie
Cutter

Political and Policy Advisor
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Mark
Lippert

Ambassador and Defense Policy Official
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John
Kerry

Secretary of State and US Senator
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Rick
Jordan

Master Mariner
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Courtney
Hight

Environmental Advocate and Campaigner
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Shirley
Sherrod

Rural Development Official
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Daryl
Johnson

Counterterrorism Official
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James
Clapper

Director of National Intelligence
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Reggie
Love

Personal Aide to Obama
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Chuck
Hagel

Secretary of Defense
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Michael
Morell

CIA Deputy Director
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Mona
Sutphen

Deputy Chief of Staff
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Jeh
Johnson

Secretary of Homeland Security
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Farhana
Khera

Civil Rights Advocate
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Katie
Johnson

Personal Presidential Secretary
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Maya
Shankar

White House Behavioral Sciences Advisor
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Daniel
Shomon

Campaign Strategist and Political Aide
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Esther
Brimmer

Foreign Policy Official
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DJ
Patil

White House Chief Data Scientist
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Destiny
Blackmon

Nurse and Correspondent
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John
Brennan

CIA Director
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Beverly Daniel
Tatum

University President
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Dan
Pfeiffer

White House Communications Director
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Cass
Sunstein

Regulatory Policy Administrator
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Ellen
Weintraub

FEC Commissioner
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Brian
Deese

Economic Policy Official
Republican Opposition

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Alan
Fitts

Trip Director for the First Lady
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Robert
McDonald

Secretary of Veterans Affairs
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Hadi
Pir

Human Rights Activist
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Gary
Pruitt

President of the Associated Press
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Katie
Fallon

Legislative Affairs Director
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Betsey
Stevenson

Economic Policy Official
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Carl
Takei

ACLU Lawyer
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Betsy
Bramon

Foreign Policy Official

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