Ronald Reagan Oral Histories
The Ronald Reagan Oral History includes some forty-five interviews with those most closely involved in Reagan’s political career, including Cabinet members, White House staff, and campaign advisors. Among those who have been interviewed are Richard Allen, Frank Carlucci, James Miller, George Shultz, William Webster, and Caspar Weinberger. Copies of the transcripts are housed at the Miller Center’s Scripps Library and at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. more →
Interviews
| Respondent | Position |
|---|---|
| Kenneth Adelman | Director, Arms Control and Disarmament Agency |
| Richard Allen | Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs |
| Annelise Anderson | Associate Director, Office of Management and Budget |
| Martin Anderson | Assistant to the President for Policy Development |
| Howard H. Baker, Jr. | Senate Majority Leader; White House Chief of Staff |
| James A. Baker, III | White House Chief of Staff; Secretary of the Treasury |
| Aram Bakshian, Jr. | Director of Speechwriting |
| Otis Bowen, M.D. | Secretary of Health and Human Services |
| Frank Carlucci | Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs; Secretary of Defense |
| William P. Clark | Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs; Secretary of the Interior |
| A.B. Culvahouse | White House Counsel |
| Michael Deaver | Deputy Chief of Staff |
| Joanne Drake | Chief of Staff, Office of Ronald Reagan |
| Fred Fielding | White House Counsel |
| Max Friedersdorf | Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs |
| Peter Hannaford | Campaign Advisor |
| Edwin Harper | Assistant to the President for Policy Development; Deputy OMB Director |
| John Hutton, M.D. | White House Physician |
| E. Pendleton James | Director, Office of Presidential Personnel |
| Kenneth Khachigian | Chief Speechwriter |
| James Kuhn | Personal Aide to the President |
| Paul Laxalt | U.S. Senator |
| Edwin Meese, III | Counsellor to the President; Attorney General |
| James Miller | Director, Office of Management and Budget |
| Lyn Nofziger | Assistant to the President for Political Affairs |
| Kathleen Osborne | Personal Assistant |
| Edward Rowny | Special Representative for Arms Control and Disarmament Negotiations |
| Frederick J. Ryan, Jr. | Director of Presidential Appointments and Scheduling; Chief of Staff, Office of Ronald Reagan |
| George P. Shultz | Secretary of State |
| Abraham D. Sofaer | State Department Legal Advisor |
| Stuart Spencer | Campaign Advisor |
| Robert Tuttle and Maureen Molloy | Director, Office of Presidential Personnel |
| Peter Wallison | White House Counsel |
| William H. Webster | FBI Director; Director of Central Intelligence |
| Caspar Weinberger | Secretary of Defense |
| Charles Z. Wick | Director, United States Information Agency |