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Interviews - Obama Presidency Oral History

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Kevin
Concannon

Under Secretary of Agriculture
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Doua
Thor

Public Engagement Official and Advocate
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Tiffany
Drake

East Wing Development Policy Advisor
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Krish
Vignarajah

East Wing Policy Director
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Otis
Moss III

Pastor and Theologian
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Debra
Eschmeyer

Let's Move! Director
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Libby
Garvey

Arlington County Politician
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Marian
Robinson

Mother of First Lady Michelle Obama
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Josh
Earnest

White House Press Secretary
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Samantha
Tubman

Public Engagement Official
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Jim
Obergefell

Marriage Equality Activist and Plaintiff
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Eric
Holder

Attorney General
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Andrea
Mokros

White House Staffer
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Katie
McCormick Lelyveld

Press Secretary to the First Lady
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Deesha
Dyer

White House Social Secretary
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Melody
Barnes

Domestic Policy Advisor
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Craig
Robinson

Brother of Michelle Obama
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Robert
Post

Nutrition Policy Official
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Alan
Fitts

Trip Director for the First Lady
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Brian
Mosteller

Director of Oval Office Operations
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Pete
Souza

White House Photographer
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Hannah
August

Press Secretary to the First Lady
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Aditi
Hardikar

Public Engagement Official
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Angella
Reid

White House Usher
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Bess
Evans

Policy Advisor
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James
Clapper

Director of National Intelligence
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Jake
Sullivan

Foreign Policy Official
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Nancy
Nielsen

American Medical Association President
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James
Crown

Businessperson and Campaign Fundraiser
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Rick
Wade

Economic Policy Advisor
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Sybrina
Fulton

Social Justice Activist
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Tommy
Vietor

Communications Official
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Stephanie
Cutter

Political and Policy Advisor
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Elizabeth
Alexander

Inaugural Poet
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Jocelyn
Frye

East Wing Policy Director
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Terrence
Wise

Minimum Wage Activist
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Huma
Abedin

Political Aide and Advisor
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Katie
Fallon

Legislative Affairs Director
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Paula
Reid

US Secret Service Agent
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Josh
DuBois

Public Engagement Official
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Jon
Favreau

Speechwriter
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Patrick
Gaspard

Ambassador and Political Advisor
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Olsen
Jean-Julien

Engineer and Architect
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Allison
Davis

Lawyer
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Eric
Kusunoki

Teacher of President Obama
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Penny
Pritzker

Secretary of Commerce
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Farhana
Khera

Civil Rights Advocate
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Judy and Dennis Shepard

Hate Crimes Legislation Advocates
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Jay
Carney

Press Secretary
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Cecilia
Muñoz

Domestic Policy Advisor
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Rumana
Ahmed

Public Engagement Official
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Tom
Vilsack

Secretary of Agriculture
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Beverly Daniel
Tatum

University President
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Sarah
Hurwitz

Speechwriter for the First Lady
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Valerie
Jarrett

Senior Advisor to the President
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Kathleen
Merrigan

Deputy Secretary of Agriculture
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Leif
Elsmo

UChicago Medicine Community Relations Director
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Ellen
Hollander

Nonprofit Executive
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Melissa
Winter

Deputy Chief of Staff to the First Lady
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Dalai
Lama

Spiritual Leader
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Evan
Medeiros

Foreign Policy Official
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Maya
Shankar

White House Behavioral Sciences Advisor
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Robert
McDonald

Secretary of Veterans Affairs
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Kendrick
Eagle

Standing Rock Sioux Youth Leader
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Meredith
Koop

Stylist to the First Lady
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Kevin
Lewis

Engagement and Communications Official
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Rebekah
Erler

Economic Correspondent
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Neera
Tanden

Health Policy Advisor
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Jim
Messina

Political Advisor and Campaign Manager
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Michael
Minor

Pastor and Healthcare Advocate
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Kori
Schulman

Communications Official
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Jane
Chu

NEA Chair
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Krysta
Harden

Deputy Secretary of Agriculture
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Arne
Duncan

Secretary of Education
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Katie
Johnson

Personal Presidential Secretary
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Karen
Dresden

School Principal
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Ginger
Miller

Women Veterans Advocate
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Nancy-Ann
DeParle

White House Deputy Chief of Staff
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Gautam
Raghavan

Public Engagement Official
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Eric
Waldo

Education Policy Advisor
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Matthew
Doherty

Homelessness Policy Official
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Chris
Lu

Cabinet Secretary
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Eleanor
Kaye Wilson

Friend of the Obama Family
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David
Axelrod

Senior Advisor to the President
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Jennifer
Palmieri

White House Communications Director
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Regina
Benjamin

Surgeon General
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Samuel
Locklear

Military Official
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Jennifer
Simon

East Wing Policy Advisor
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Cody
Keenan

Speechwriter
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Sarah
Holway

School Teacher and Food Policy Activist
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Michael
Botticelli

Drug Policy Official
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Newton
Minow

Attorney
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Jeremy
Bernard

White House Social Secretary
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Chelsea and Jeremy Haynes

US Army Sergeant and Major
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Hillary
Clinton

Secretary of State
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Danielle
White

Director of Scheduling
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Brian
Bond

Public Engagement Official
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Denis
McDonough

White House Chief of Staff
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Susan
Sher

Chief of Staff to the First Lady
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Robin
McGehee

LGBTQ+ Rights Activist
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Danielle
Gray

Cabinet Secretary
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Jordan
Brooks

Gender Policy Advisor
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Tina
Tchen

Chief of Staff to the First Lady
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Michael
Strautmanis

Public Engagement Official
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Martin
Nesbitt

Presidential Campaign Treasurer
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Bob
Kocher

Health Policy Advisor
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Lilly
Ledbetter

Fair Pay Activist and Plaintiff
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Tyler
Lechtenberg

Speechwriter
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Joanna
Rosholm

Press Secretary to the First Lady
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Konrad
Ng

Brother-in-Law of President Obama
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Janet
Napolitano

Secretary of Homeland Security
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Amy
Sherald

Portraitist

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