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Interviews - Obama Presidency Oral History

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Gil
Kerlikowske

Drug Policy Official
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David
Simas

White House Political Advisor
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Akram
Dweikat

Engineer and Social Entrepreneur
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Ellen
Moran

White House Communications Director
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John
Hennessy

University President
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Chris
Lu

Cabinet Secretary
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Jeh
Johnson

Secretary of Homeland Security
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Martha
Kanter

Under Secretary of Education
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Mary Beth
Maxwell

Labor Policy Official
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Marielena
Hincapié

Immigration Justice
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Lee
Bollinger

University President
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Jon
Favreau

Speechwriter
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Pete
Rouse

White House Chief of Staff
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Janet
Napolitano

Secretary of Homeland Security
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Raffi
Freedman-Gurspan

Transgender Activist and LGBTQ Liaison
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Nancy-Ann
DeParle

White House Deputy Chief of Staff
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Kenneth
Roth

Human Rights Activist
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Richard
Trumka

Labor Leader
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Cody
Keenan

Speechwriter
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Charles
Kupchan

Foreign Policy Official
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Denis
McDonough

White House Chief of Staff
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Sheryl
Cousineau

Immigration Correspondent
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Jane
Lute

Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security
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Harry
Reid

Senate Majority Leader
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Rebecca
Tallent

Congressional Policy Advisor
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Ron
Kirk

US Trade Representative
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Rob
Nabors

Policy Advisor
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Felicia
Escobar Carrillo

Immigration Policy Advisor
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Mark
Lippert

Ambassador and Defense Policy Official
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Valerie
Jarrett

Senior Advisor to the President
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Jim
Messina

Political Advisor and Campaign Manager
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Joe
Del Bosque

Farmer
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Dick
Durbin

US Senator from Illinois
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Ricardo
Zúniga

Foreign Policy Official
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Melody
Barnes

Domestic Policy Advisor
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Christine
Chen

Executive Director of APIAVote
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Janet
Murguía

Civil Rights Advocate
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Michelle
Miller

Labor Leader
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Vivek
Kundra

US Chief Information Officer
Hawaii

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Astrid
Silva

Immigration Activist
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Jon
Carson

Public Engagement Official
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Neil
Eggleston

White House Counsel
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Jessica
Sanchez

DREAMer and Activist
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Barney
Frank

Member of Congress
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Stephanie
Valencia

Public Engagement Official
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Richard
Verma

Ambassador
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Raul
Salinas

Mayor of Laredo
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Paul
Ryan

Member of Congress
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Carl
Takei

ACLU Lawyer
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Anthony
Gardner

Ambassador
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Jeff
Flake

US Senator from Arizona
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John
Morton

ICE Director
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Kiran
Mazumdar-Shaw

Businessperson
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Alan
Bersin

Homeland Security Official
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Eric
Waldo

Education Policy Advisor
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Cecilia
Muñoz

Domestic Policy Advisor
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Katie
Fallon

Legislative Affairs Director
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Alex and Valbona Myteberi

Child Refugee Advocate
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Jake
Sullivan

Foreign Policy Official
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Julián
Castro

HUD Secretary
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Arne
Duncan

Secretary of Education
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Yohannes
Abraham

Policy Advisor
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Rafaai
Hamo

Engineer and Professor
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Ken
Salazar

Secretary of the Interior
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Marilynne
Robinson

Novelist
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Rumana
Ahmed

Public Engagement Official
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Samantha
Power

Ambassador to the United Nations
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Robin
McGehee

LGBTQ+ Rights Activist
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Hadi
Pir

Human Rights Activist
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John
Brennan

CIA Director

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