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Interviews - Obama Presidency Oral History

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Stephen
Kroft

Broadcast Journalist
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Ellen
Weintraub

FEC Commissioner
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Dennis
Ross

Foreign Policy Official
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Jake
Sullivan

Foreign Policy Official
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Mara
Rudman

Foreign Policy Official
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Johnnie
Carson

Diplomat and Foreign Policy Official
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Alex and Valbona Myteberi

Child Refugee Advocate
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Jeffrey
Bader

Foreign Policy Official
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Jeffrey
Feltman

Foreign Policy Official
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Andrew
Herscowitz

Power Africa Coordinator
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Jeh
Johnson

Secretary of Homeland Security
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Anne
Patterson

Ambassador
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Esther
Brimmer

Foreign Policy Official
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Krish
Vignarajah

East Wing Policy Director
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Pranav
Shetty

Physician and Global Health Practitioner
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BriGette
McCoy

US Army Veteran and Advocate
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Michèle
Flournoy

Defense Policy Official
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Michael
Kassen

AIPAC President
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Ryan
Crocker

Ambassador
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Jason
Rezaian

Journalist
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Samantha
Power

Ambassador to the United Nations
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Dan
Feldman

Foreign Policy Official
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William
Burns

Deputy Secretary of State
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Thomas
Holst

Energy Industry Executive
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Derek
Chollet

Foreign Policy Official
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William
McRaven

Military Official
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Craig
Spencer

Physician and Global Health Practitioner
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Anne-Marie
Slaughter

Foreign Policy Official
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Michael
Leiter

Counterterrorism Official
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Denis
McDonough

White House Chief of Staff
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Brett
McGurk

Special Envoy
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Jeremy
Bash

Intelligence and Defense Official
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Tiffany
Drake

East Wing Development Policy Advisor
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Thant
Myint-U

Burmese Reform Advocate
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Andrea
Mokros

White House Staffer
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Jim
Steinberg

Deputy Secretary of State
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Elizabeth
Phu

Defense and Foreign Policy Official
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Azizullah
Royesh

Educator and Social Activist
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Lisa
Monaco

Homeland Security Advisor
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Rafaai
Hamo

Engineer and Professor
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Omezzine
Khelifa

Tunisian Government Official
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Rose
Gottemoeller

Foreign Policy Official
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Janet
Napolitano

Secretary of Homeland Security
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Samantha
Tubman

Public Engagement Official
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Judy
Heumann

Disability Rights Activist
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Joanna
Rosholm

Press Secretary to the First Lady
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Terry
Szuplat

Speechwriter
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Pete
Souza

White House Photographer
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Michael
Mullen

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Gayle
Smith

Foreign Policy Official
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Jennifer
Simon

East Wing Policy Advisor
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Ernest
Moniz

Secretary of Energy
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William
Taylor

Foreign Policy Official
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Karen
Richardson

Public Engagement Official
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Rick
Jordan

Master Mariner
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Colin
Kahl

Foreign Policy Official
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Todd
Stern

Special Envoy
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Hillary
Clinton

Secretary of State
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Evan
Medeiros

Foreign Policy Official
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Richard
Nephew

Foreign Policy Official
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Rohit
Kumar

Congressional Policy Advisor
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Michelle
Gavin

Ambassador
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Jay
Carney

Press Secretary
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Geraldine
Richmond

Science Envoy
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Josh
Earnest

White House Press Secretary
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James
Clapper

Director of National Intelligence
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Scott
Gration

Special Envoy
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Naureen
Shah

Civil Rights Advocate
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Jen
Psaki

White House Communications Director
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Chelsea
Manning

Activist and Whistleblower
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Robert
Gates

Secretary of Defense
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James
Jones

National Security Advisor
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Victoria
Nuland

Foreign Policy Official
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Jane
Lute

Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security
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Charles
Bolden

NASA Administrator
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Richard
Verma

Ambassador
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Avril
Haines

Deputy National Security Advisor
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Charles
Kupchan

Foreign Policy Official
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Michael
McFaul

Ambassador
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Daniel
Shomon

Campaign Strategist and Political Aide
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Betsy
Bramon

Foreign Policy Official
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Otis
Moss Jr.

Pastor and Civil Rights Activist
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John
Podesta

Presidential Advisor
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John
Kerry

Secretary of State and US Senator

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