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Interviews - Obama Presidency Oral History

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Cornell
Belcher

Political Pollster and Strategist
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Wally
Adeyemo

Economic Policy Advisor
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Konrad
Ng

Brother-in-Law of President Obama
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Jennifer
Palmieri

White House Communications Director
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Stuart Glauberman and Jerry Burris

Authors
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Bruce
Orenstein

Filmmaker and Community Organizer
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Anne
Filipic

Public Engagement Official
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Richard
Cordray

CFPB Director
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Barney
Frank

Member of Congress
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Wendy
Sherman

Foreign Policy Official
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Gregory
Craig

White House Counsel
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Timothy
Geithner

Secretary of the Treasury
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Mandy
Carter

LGBTQ+ and Racial Justice Activist
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Peter
Orszag

White House Budget Director
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Carol
Browner

Energy and Climate Policy Director
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Cecilia
Muñoz

Domestic Policy Advisor
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Sylvia
Burwell

OMB Director and HHS Secretary
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Brian
Deese

Economic Policy Official
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John and Teresa Palmer

Miner and Labor Leader
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Sarada
Peri

Speechwriter
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Melissa
Winter

Deputy Chief of Staff to the First Lady
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Jim
Steinberg

Deputy Secretary of State
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Terry
Szuplat

Speechwriter
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Ben
Rhodes

Speechwriter and Foreign Policy Official
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Felice
Gorordo

Foreign Policy Advocate and Advisor
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Samantha
Tubman

Public Engagement Official
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Kathryn
Ruemmler

White House Counsel
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Ray
LaHood

Secretary of Transportation
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Avelino
Halagao

Lawyer and Nonprofit Executive
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Janet
Napolitano

Secretary of Homeland Security
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Christina
Romer

Council of Economic Advisers Chair
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Joanna
Rosholm

Press Secretary to the First Lady
Chicago

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Stephanie
Valencia

Public Engagement Official
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Jordan
Brooks

Gender Policy Advisor
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Bob
Kocher

Health Policy Advisor
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Tyler
Swanson

Voting Rights Activist
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Gautam
Raghavan

Public Engagement Official
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David
Simas

White House Political Advisor
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Neal
Wolin

Deputy Secretary of the Treasury
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Scott
Gration

Special Envoy
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Muriel
Finegold

Political and Environmental Activist
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John
Kerry

Secretary of State and US Senator
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Sharon
Block

Labor Policy Official
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Julie
Chávez Rodríguez

Public Engagement Official
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Max
Baucus

Ambassador and US Senator from Montana
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Eric
Holder

Attorney General
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John
Mier

Business Owner and Healthcare Advocate
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Kevin
Lewis

Engagement and Communications Official
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Tommy
Vietor

Communications Official
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Danielle
Gray

Cabinet Secretary
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Ronald
Klain

Chief of Staff to the Vice President
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Jeff
Flake

US Senator from Arizona
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Emil
Jones

Illinois State Senator
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Andrew
Stern

Labor Leader
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John
Rogers

Campaign Fundraiser
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Matthew
Doherty

Homelessness Policy Official
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Rebecca
Tallent

Congressional Policy Advisor
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Fiona
Reeves

Director of Presidential Correspondence
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Gerald
Kellman

Community Organizer and Journalist
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Astra
Taylor

Filmmaker and Activist
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Samantha
Power

Ambassador to the United Nations
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Hannah
August

Press Secretary to the First Lady
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Danielle
White

Director of Scheduling
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Astrid
Silva

Immigration Activist
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Zeke
Emanuel

Health Policy Advisor
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Leif
Elsmo

UChicago Medicine Community Relations Director
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Janet
Murguía

Civil Rights Advocate
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John
Podesta

Presidential Advisor
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Kori
Schulman

Communications Official
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Jerome
Sauvage

United Nations Official

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