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Interviews - Obama Presidency Oral History

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Richard
Trumka

Labor Leader
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Sharon
Block

Labor Policy Official
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Lilly
Ledbetter

Fair Pay Activist and Plaintiff
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Ben
LaBolt

Assistant Press Secretary
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Tom
Wheeler

FCC Chair
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Nathan
Law

Hong Kong Democracy Activist
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Julius
Genachowski

FCC Chair
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Gautam
Raghavan

Public Engagement Official
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Jeff
Flake

US Senator from Arizona
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Vanita
Gupta

Assistant Attorney General
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Yohannes
Abraham

Policy Advisor
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Marc
Morial

Civil Rights Advocate
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Aditi
Hardikar

Public Engagement Official
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Danielle
Gray

Cabinet Secretary
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James
Clyburn

Member of Congress
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Ronald
Klain

Chief of Staff to the Vice President
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Pete
Souza

White House Photographer
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Ellen
Weintraub

FEC Commissioner
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Jeanne
Lambrew

Health Policy Advisor
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Kathleen
Sebelius

Secretary of Health and Human Services
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Rob
Nabors

Policy Advisor
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Eric
Holder

Attorney General
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Jim
Obergefell

Marriage Equality Activist and Plaintiff
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Gregory
Craig

White House Counsel
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Cody
Keenan

Speechwriter
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Donald
Molloy

Judge
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Katie
Fallon

Legislative Affairs Director
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Elizabeth
Fowler

Health Policy Official
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Thomas
Perez

Secretary of Labor
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Konrad
Ng

Brother-in-Law of President Obama
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Janet
Murguía

Civil Rights Advocate
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Neil
Eggleston

White House Counsel
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Elizabeth
Brown

White House Staff Secretary
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Kathryn
Ruemmler

White House Counsel
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Stephanie
Cutter

Political and Policy Advisor
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Wilma
Liebman

Labor Relations Official
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Natalie
Tennant

West Virginia Secretary of State
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Nancy-Ann
DeParle

White House Deputy Chief of Staff
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Jocelyn
Frye

East Wing Policy Director
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Gil
Steinlauf

Rabbi and LGBTQ+ Rights Advocate
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Ta-Nehisi
Coates

Author and Journalist
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Nicole
Lurie

Public Health Policy Official
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John
Morton

ICE Director
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Don
Verrilli

Solicitor General
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Brian
Mosteller

Director of Oval Office Operations
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Stephanie
Valencia

Public Engagement Official
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David
Axelrod

Senior Advisor to the President
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Lee
Bollinger

University President
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Katie
Johnson

Personal Presidential Secretary
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Sarada
Peri

Speechwriter
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Valerie
Jarrett

Senior Advisor to the President
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Shailagh
Murray

Communications Advisor
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Jim
Messina

Political Advisor and Campaign Manager
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Pete
Rouse

White House Chief of Staff
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Cass
Sunstein

Regulatory Policy Administrator
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Martha
Kanter

Under Secretary of Education
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Neil
Abercrombie

Governor of Hawaii
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Farhana
Khera

Civil Rights Advocate
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Tina
Tchen

Chief of Staff to the First Lady
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Andrew
Winer

Lawyer and Political Aide

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