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Interviews - Obama Presidency Oral History

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Stephanie
Valencia

Public Engagement Official
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Kori
Schulman

Communications Official
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Avelino
Halagao

Lawyer and Nonprofit Executive
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Chris
Hughes

Media Proprietor and Campaigner
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Eric
Kusunoki

Teacher of President Obama
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Rahm
Emanuel

White House Chief of Staff
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Sharon
Block

Labor Policy Official
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Raul
Salinas

Mayor of Laredo
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Alicia
Garza

Black Lives Matter Co-Founder
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Chuck
Hagel

Secretary of Defense
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Michelle
Gavin

Ambassador
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Jerome
Sauvage

United Nations Official
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Jeremy
Bernard

White House Social Secretary
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John
Kerry

Secretary of State and US Senator
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Carol
Browner

Energy and Climate Policy Director
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Richard
Trumka

Labor Leader
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Rosie
Rios

Treasurer of the United States
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Cass
Sunstein

Regulatory Policy Administrator
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Michael
Minor

Pastor and Healthcare Advocate
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Sarada
Peri

Speechwriter
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Fiona
Reeves

Director of Presidential Correspondence
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Andrew
Stern

Labor Leader
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Kathy
Greenlee

Assistant HHS Secretary for Aging
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Kevin
Lewis

Engagement and Communications Official
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Kēhaulani
Lum

Advocate for Indigenous Hawaiians
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Michael
McFaul

Ambassador
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Derek
Mitchell

Ambassador
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Tawakkol
Karman

Human Rights Activist
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Shailagh
Murray

Communications Advisor
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Scott
Gration

Special Envoy
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Lindsay
Early

Comanche Advocate and Correspondent
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Chuck
Freedman

Communications Professional
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Paulette
Aniskoff

Public Engagement Official
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Betsy
Bramon

Foreign Policy Official
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Brian
Deese

Economic Policy Official
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Josh
Earnest

White House Press Secretary
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Cody
Keenan

Speechwriter
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Anne
Patterson

Ambassador
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Samantha
Tubman

Public Engagement Official
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Jocelyn
Frye

East Wing Policy Director
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Gary
Pruitt

President of the Associated Press
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Jennifer
Palmieri

White House Communications Director
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Eleanor
Kaye Wilson

Friend of the Obama Family
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Denis
McDonough

White House Chief of Staff
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Judith
Owigar

Social Entrepreneur
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Ben
LaBolt

Assistant Press Secretary
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Jim
Steinberg

Deputy Secretary of State
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Alan
Bersin

Homeland Security Official
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John
Hennessy

University President
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Ray
LaHood

Secretary of Transportation
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Michael
Steele

Chair of Republican National Committee
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Jordan
Brooks

Gender Policy Advisor
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Michael
Kassen

AIPAC President
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Patrick
Gaspard

Ambassador and Political Advisor
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Cornell
Belcher

Political Pollster and Strategist
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Bruce
Orenstein

Filmmaker and Community Organizer

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