Skip to main navigation
Skip to main content
Skip to footer

Skip to video
Skip to navigation
Skip to bottombar
Skip to transcript

go to the homepage

Interviews - Obama Presidency Oral History

199 Interviews

Show stories

Sorted by:

Featured
A–Z
Z–A

Narrators

Academics and educators
Activists, advocates, and organizers
Advisors
Artists, poets, and musicians
Authors and journalists
Business leaders
Diplomats and ambassadors
Economists
Federal Government Officials, and Non-US Officials
Friends & family
Health professionals
Lawyers and judges
Legislators and Legislative Personnel
Military and defense personnel
Non-US officials
Nonprofit leaders
Philanthropists
Political consultants and campaign workers
Recipients of Letter or Visit from the President
Religious leaders
Scientists and engineers
Speechwriters and communications professionals
State and local government officials
Union and labor leaders
White House officials

Topics

Interviewers

Interviews Timeline Map

Interviews Timeline Map

go to the interview

Mitchell
Stewart

Political Campaign Organizer
go to the interview

Johnnie
Carson

Diplomat and Foreign Policy Official
go to the interview

Chuck
Freedman

Communications Professional
go to the interview

Paulette
Aniskoff

Public Engagement Official
go to the interview

Michelle
Gavin

Ambassador
go to the interview

Kevin
Lewis

Engagement and Communications Official
go to the interview

Jeanne
Lambrew

Health Policy Advisor
go to the interview

Richard
Nephew

Foreign Policy Official
go to the interview

Antony
Blinken

Deputy Secretary of State
go to the interview

Christine
Chen

Executive Director of APIAVote
go to the interview

Sheila
Bair

FDIC Chair
go to the interview

Ken
Salazar

Secretary of the Interior
go to the interview

Elizabeth
Brown

White House Staff Secretary
go to the interview

Joe
Del Bosque

Farmer
go to the interview

Janet
Napolitano

Secretary of Homeland Security
go to the interview

Cecile
Richards

Planned Parenthood President
go to the interview

Sam
Kass

White House Chef and Policy Advisor
go to the interview

Craig
Robinson

Brother of Michelle Obama
go to the interview

Henry
Paulson

Secretary of the Treasury
go to the interview

Ray
LaHood

Secretary of Transportation
go to the interview

Anne
Patterson

Ambassador
go to the interview

Terry
Szuplat

Speechwriter
go to the interview

William
McRaven

Military Official
go to the interview

Tom
Donilon

National Security Advisor
go to the interview

Melissa
Winter

Deputy Chief of Staff to the First Lady
go to the interview

Gregory
Craig

White House Counsel
go to the interview

Astra
Taylor

Filmmaker and Activist
go to the interview

Andrew
Winer

Lawyer and Political Aide
go to the interview

Meredith
Koop

Stylist to the First Lady
go to the interview

Christina
Romer

Council of Economic Advisers Chair
go to the interview

Mona
Sutphen

Deputy Chief of Staff
go to the interview

Anne
Filipic

Public Engagement Official
go to the interview

Danielle
White

Director of Scheduling
go to the interview

Jason
Furman

Economic Policy Official
go to the interview

Marc
Morial

Civil Rights Advocate
go to the interview

Thomas
Kalil

Science and Technology Policy Official
go to the interview

Stephanie
Valencia

Public Engagement Official
go to the interview

Pete
Rouse

White House Chief of Staff
go to the interview

Scott
Gration

Special Envoy
go to the interview

Kori
Schulman

Communications Official
go to the interview

Jeremy
Bash

Intelligence and Defense Official
go to the interview

Ben
LaBolt

Assistant Press Secretary
go to the interview

Brian
Bond

Public Engagement Official
go to the interview

Jane
Chu

NEA Chair
go to the interview

Josh
Earnest

White House Press Secretary
go to the interview

Dennis
Van Roekel

National Education Association President
go to the interview

John
Brennan

CIA Director
go to the interview

Paul
Ryan

Member of Congress
go to the interview

Derek
Mitchell

Ambassador
go to the interview

Debra
Eschmeyer

Let's Move! Director
go to the interview

Ryan
Crocker

Ambassador
go to the interview

Aditi
Hardikar

Public Engagement Official
go to the interview

David
Simas

White House Political Advisor
go to the interview

David
Shulkin

Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Public Health

122
go to the interview

Barney
Frank

Member of Congress
go to the interview

Colin
Kahl

Foreign Policy Official
go to the interview

Alan
Fitts

Trip Director for the First Lady
go to the interview

Laurie
Robinson

Assistant Attorney General
go to the interview

Kathryn
Ruemmler

White House Counsel
go to the interview

Hannah
August

Press Secretary to the First Lady
go to the interview

Felicia
Escobar Carrillo

Immigration Policy Advisor
go to the interview

Michael
Daniel

Cybersecurity Coordinator
go to the interview

Michael
Mullen

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
go to the interview

Michael
Froman

US Trade Representative
go to the interview

Cass
Sunstein

Regulatory Policy Administrator
go to the interview

Rick
Wade

Economic Policy Advisor
go to the interview

Tyler
Lechtenberg

Speechwriter
go to the interview

Marian
Robinson

Mother of First Lady Michelle Obama
go to the interview

Austan
Goolsbee

Council of Economic Advisers Chair
go to the interview

Martin
Nesbitt

Presidential Campaign Treasurer

No interviews matching selected filters.

Reset filters to see all interviews

Load more interviews

Newsletter

Sign up and stay
up to date

type your newsletter email

© Incite at Columbia University

News
Contact us
Accessibility
Nondiscrimination
Privacy Policy

Website by Huncwot

Video Full Text

You are about to leave the current video to watch the interview with
Do you want to proceed?

Yes

go to the homepage

Interviews
Topics
Timeline
Map
Discover
Index
About

Your Library Your Library

© Columbia University

News
Contact us
Accessibility
Nondiscrimination
Privacy Policy

Search submit