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Interviews - Obama Presidency Oral History

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Richard
Cordray

CFPB Director
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Jocelyn
Frye

East Wing Policy Director
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Melody
Barnes

Domestic Policy Advisor
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Arturo
Valenzuela

Foreign Policy Official
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Rohit
Kumar

Congressional Policy Advisor
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Julián
Castro

HUD Secretary
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James
Clyburn

Member of Congress
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Tina
Tchen

Chief of Staff to the First Lady
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Tommy
Vietor

Communications Official
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Marc
Morial

Civil Rights Advocate
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Karen
Dresden

School Principal
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Frances
Beinecke

Environmentalist and Nonprofit Executive
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Judy
Heumann

Disability Rights Activist
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Richard
Trumka

Labor Leader
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Omezzine
Khelifa

Tunisian Government Official
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James
Crown

Businessperson and Campaign Fundraiser
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Sam
Kass

White House Chef and Policy Advisor
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Fiona
Reeves

Director of Presidential Correspondence
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Joanna
Rosholm

Press Secretary to the First Lady
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Alan
Fitts

Trip Director for the First Lady
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Kimberly
Teehee

Native American Affairs Policy Advisor
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Destiny
Blackmon

Nurse and Correspondent
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Astrid
Silva

Immigration Activist
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Jason
Furman

Economic Policy Official
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Wayne
Frederick

University President
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Marian
Robinson

Mother of First Lady Michelle Obama
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Rob
Nabors

Policy Advisor
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Leif
Elsmo

UChicago Medicine Community Relations Director
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Deesha
Dyer

White House Social Secretary
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Azizullah
Royesh

Educator and Social Activist
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Sasha
Alston

Advocate for Women in STEM and Author
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Cecilia
Muñoz

Domestic Policy Advisor
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Timothy
Geithner

Secretary of the Treasury
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Andrea
Mokros

White House Staffer
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Randi
Weingarten

Labor Leader
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Hadi
Pir

Human Rights Activist
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Zeke
Emanuel

Health Policy Advisor
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Bob
Kocher

Health Policy Advisor
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Sheila
Bair

FDIC Chair
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Dan
Feldman

Foreign Policy Official
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Josh
DuBois

Public Engagement Official
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Emil
Jones

Illinois State Senator
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Anne-Marie
Slaughter

Foreign Policy Official
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Dan
Hale

High School Classmate of President Obama
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Debra
Eschmeyer

Let's Move! Director
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Robert
Trapp

Newspaper Publisher and Correspondent
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Valerie
Jarrett

Senior Advisor to the President
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Chris
Lu

Cabinet Secretary
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Raffi
Freedman-Gurspan

Transgender Activist and LGBTQ Liaison
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Danielle
Gray

Cabinet Secretary
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Robert
Post

Nutrition Policy Official
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Melissa
Winter

Deputy Chief of Staff to the First Lady
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Rebekah
Erler

Economic Correspondent
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John
Hennessy

University President
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Megan
Smith

US Chief Technology Officer
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Meredith
Koop

Stylist to the First Lady
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Judith
Owigar

Social Entrepreneur
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Eric
Waldo

Education Policy Advisor
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Samantha
Tubman

Public Engagement Official
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Heather
Foster

Public Engagement Official
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Devon
Adelman

Self-Advocate with Down Syndrome
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Tom
Wheeler

FCC Chair
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Maya
Soetoro-Ng

Sister of President Obama
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Nead
Bunna

Girls' Education Advocate
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Tom
Harkin

US Senator from Iowa
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Pranav
Shetty

Physician and Global Health Practitioner
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Kendrick
Eagle

Standing Rock Sioux Youth Leader
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Wally
Adeyemo

Economic Policy Advisor
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Janice
Langbehn

LGBTQ+ Rights Advocate
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Art and Helen Tanderup

Farmers
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Tiffany
Drake

East Wing Development Policy Advisor
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Darrell
Padgett

Criminal Justice Advocate
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Richard
Verma

Ambassador
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Jordan
Brooks

Gender Policy Advisor
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Thomas
Kalil

Science and Technology Policy Official
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Tom
Vilsack

Secretary of Agriculture
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Krysta
Harden

Deputy Secretary of Agriculture
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Jane
Chu

NEA Chair
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Carol
Browner

Energy and Climate Policy Director
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Ursula
Burns

CEO of Xerox
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John
Holdren

White House Science Advisor
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Christina
Falcon

Student Ambassador
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Astra
Taylor

Filmmaker and Activist
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Rebecca
Mieliwocki

School Teacher
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David
Axelrod

Senior Advisor to the President
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Kate
Orff

Landscape Architect
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Sally
Jewell

Secretary of the Interior
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John
Rogers

Campaign Fundraiser
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Reggie
Love

Personal Aide to Obama
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Eric
Kusunoki

Teacher of President Obama
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Noah
McQueen

My Brother's Keeper Participant
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Sophia
Ford-Glanton

Urologist
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Macon
Phillips

Communications Official
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Arne
Duncan

Secretary of Education
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Vivek
Murthy

Surgeon General
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Al
Sharpton

Civil Rights Activist
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Stuart Glauberman and Jerry Burris

Authors
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Vivek
Kundra

US Chief Information Officer
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Martha
Kanter

Under Secretary of Education
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Ken
Salazar

Secretary of the Interior
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Bess
Evans

Policy Advisor
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Louvon
Harris

Hate Crimes Legislation
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Brittany
Packnett

Social Justice Activist
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Broderick
Johnson

Cabinet Secretary
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LaShana
Lewis

DEI Consultant and Advocate
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Anne
Patterson

Ambassador
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Michael
Strautmanis

Public Engagement Official
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Norm
Eisen

Diplomat and Policy Advisor
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Gerald
Kellman

Community Organizer and Journalist
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Chelsea
Manning

Activist and Whistleblower
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Sarada
Peri

Speechwriter
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Christina
Romer

Council of Economic Advisers Chair

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