George W. Bush presidential oral history now available
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President, Sinn Féin Party
President of Finland
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations; Secretary of State
Deputy Secretary of Treasury
Assistant to the President for Political Affairs
U.S. Trade Representative
Staff Director, U.S. House Committee on the Budget
Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs; National Security Advisor
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; member of Council of Economic Advisers
Assistant to the President
Director of Legislative Affairs
Governor of Arkansas (1971-75); U.S. Senator
President of Brazil, 1995-2003
Christopher: Secretary of State; Talbott: Ambassador-at-Large to the former Soviet Republics (or New Independent States) and Deputy Secretary of State (1994-2001)
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Personal Secretary to the President
Member of Council of Economic Advisers and National Economic Council
Senator, South Dakota
Majority Staff Director of U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation; Counselor to HHS Secretary, Donna Shalala
Trip Coordinator in White House travel office; Assistant Press Secretary; Personal Assistant
Secretary of Agriculture
Domestic Policy Advisor to the Clinton Transition, Founder and CEO of the Democratic Leadership Council
Domestic Policy Advisor to the Clinton Transition, Founder and CEO of the Democratic Leadership Council
National Security Advisor to Vice President Al Gore
Deputy Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy
Assistant to the President for Science and Technology; Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Cofounder, Goddard-Claussen
Personal Assistant to the President
General counsel of the Department of Defense; Deputy Attorney General
Media Consultant
Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs
Assistant to the President and Director of Intergovernmental Affairs
President of Czechoslovakia; President of the Czech Republic
John Hilley: Director of Legislative Affairs; Lawrence Stein: Director of Legislative Affairs
Jennings: Deputy Assistant to the President for Health Policy; Lambrew: associate director at the Office of Management and Budget; senior health analyst at the National Economic Council
Senior Policy Advisor to Vice President Al Gore
U.S. Trade Representative; Secretary of Commerce
President of South Korea
Deputy Director for the Presidential Transition; Chairman of Clinton-Gore 1996 Reelection Committee
Chief Speechwriter
National Security Advisor
National Security Advisor
White House Press Secretary
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Pennsylvania
Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy; Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget
White House Chief of Staff
White House Counsel
Senator, Maine
Al Gore's 1992 Campaign Manager; Chief of Staff to the Vice President; Deputy White House Chief of Staff
White House Counsel
White House Counsel
Director of the Office of Management and Budget; Chief of Staff
Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs
Deputy Secretary of Defense; Secretary of Defense
Domestic Policy Advisor
Domestic Policy Advisor
Attorney General
Secretary of Education
Director of Office of Management and Budget
Governor of Virginia (1982-1986); U.S. Senator
Middle East Envoy
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs
Director of National Economic Council; Secretary of Treasury
Chief of Staff for Clinton's 1992 Campaign; CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service (AmeriCorps)
Secretary of Health and Human Services
Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff
Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff
White House Press Secretary
Senator, Wyoming
Foreign Policy Director for the Clinton/Gore 1992 Campaign; Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs; Alternate Representative to the United Nations
Deputy Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs; White House Political Director; Counselor to the President; Senior Advisor for Policy and Strategy
Director of Policy Planning (State Department); Deputy National Security Advisor
Assistant to the president and White House staff secretary
Counselor to the Secretary of the Treasury
Counselor to the Secretary of the Treasury
Ambassador-at-Large to the former Soviet Republics (or New Independent States); Deputy Secretary of State
Personal Advisor; Chief Campaign Scheduler; Advisor to First Lady Hillary Clinton
Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff to the First Lady; Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff to the First Lady
Secretary of the Army; Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Campaign manager for Bill Clinton's 1992 presidential campaign
Chairman of the Democratic National Committee
Chairman of the Democratic National Committee
Senator, Pennsylvania; CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service (AmeriCorps)
Director of Central Intelligence