Barack Obama oral history now available
The Miller Center's new presidential collection includes interviews with 37 officials
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Senator, Iowa; staffer for Edward Kennedy; friend
Edward M. Kennedy Oral History Project
Senator, Iowa; staffer for Edward Kennedy; friend
Edward M. Kennedy Oral History Project
Senator, Iowa; Legislative Assistant to Edward Kennedy; friend
Edward M. Kennedy Oral History Project
Personal Secretary to the President
William J. Clinton Presidential History Project
Member of Council of Economic Advisers and National Economic Council
William J. Clinton Presidential History Project
Communications Director for Senator Edward M. Kennedy
Edward M. Kennedy Oral History Project
Senator, Missouri; US Permanent Representative to United Nations
Edward M. Kennedy Oral History Project
Governor of Indiana; Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
George W. Bush Oral History Project
Director of the Office of Management and Budget
George H. W. Bush Oral History Project
Senate Majority Leader; Senator, South Dakota
Edward M. Kennedy Oral History Project
Assistant to the President; White House Communications Director
George H. W. Bush Oral History Project
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
George H. W. Bush Oral History Project
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Michigan
Edward M. Kennedy Oral History Project
Attorney; Kennedy volunteer; friend of Edward Kennedy
Edward M. Kennedy Oral History Project
Press secretary and chief of staff for Edward Kennedy
Edward M. Kennedy Oral History Project
Assistant Attorney General; Civil Rights Advocate
Edward M. Kennedy Oral History Project
Chief of Staff to the Office of Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan Oral History Project
Governor, Massachusetts; 1988 Democratic Presidential Nominee
Edward M. Kennedy Oral History Project
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Barack Obama Oral History Project
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Barack Obama Oral History Project
Majority Staff Director of U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations
William J. Clinton Presidential History Project
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy; Ambassador to Turkey; Principal Deputy Assistant to the Vice President for National Security Affairs
George W. Bush Oral History Project
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation; Counselor to HHS Secretary, Donna Shalala
William J. Clinton Presidential History Project
Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs and Policy
Jimmy Carter Oral History Project
Domestic policy advisor to Jimmy Carter
Edward M. Kennedy Oral History Project
Trip Coordinator in White House travel office; Assistant Press Secretary; Personal Assistant
William J. Clinton Presidential History Project
Special Correspondent, Associated Press
Edward M. Kennedy Oral History Project
Secretary of Agriculture
William J. Clinton Presidential History Project
Special Advisor for Strategic Planning and Institutional Reform
George W. Bush Oral History Project
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Central Asia; Member of the Secretary of State’s Policy Planning Staff for East Asia and the Pacific
George W. Bush Oral History Project
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Central Asia; Member of the Secretary of State’s Policy Planning Staff for East Asia and the Pacific
George W. Bush Oral History Project
Counsel, Senate Judiciary Committee; chief of staff to EMK
Edward M. Kennedy Oral History Project
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
George W. Bush Oral History Project
Director of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library
Edward M. Kennedy Oral History Project
Assistant United States Attorney; Staffer for Robert Kennedy
Edward M. Kennedy Oral History Project
Executive Director, Committee for National Health Insurance
Edward M. Kennedy Oral History Project
Cousin of Edward Kennedy; Lawyer
Edward M. Kennedy Oral History Project
Legislative Assistant to Senator Edward Kennedy
Edward M. Kennedy Oral History Project
Legislative Assistant to Senator Edward Kennedy
Edward M. Kennedy Oral History Project
Legislative Assistant to Senator Edward Kennedy
Edward M. Kennedy Oral History Project
Gerald Ford Oral History Project
US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia; Senator, Georgia
Edward M. Kennedy Oral History Project
Commander in Chief, United States Central Command (CENTCOM)
George W. Bush Oral History Project
Legislative Assistant to Senator Edward Kennedy
Edward M. Kennedy Oral History Project
Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs
Ronald Reagan Oral History Project
Personal Assistant to the President, Trip Director, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to the Special Envoy to the Americas
William J. Clinton Presidential History Project
Personal Assistant to the President, Trip Director, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to the Special Envoy to the Americas
William J. Clinton Presidential History Project
Domestic Policy Advisor to the Clinton Transition, Founder and CEO of the Democratic Leadership Council
William J. Clinton Presidential History Project
Domestic Policy Advisor to the Clinton Transition, Founder and CEO of the Democratic Leadership Council
William J. Clinton Presidential History Project
Deputy assistant to the president; deputy national security advisor for international economic affairs; U.S. Trade Representative
Barack Obama Oral History Project
Deputy assistant to the president; deputy national security advisor for international economic affairs; U.S. Trade Representative
Barack Obama Oral History Project
National Security Advisor to Vice President Al Gore
William J. Clinton Presidential History Project
Chief of Staff to Vice President Bush
George H. W. Bush Oral History Project
Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers
Barack Obama Oral History Project
Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers
Barack Obama Oral History Project
Diplomat and Harvard faculty member
Edward M. Kennedy Oral History Project
Deputy Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy
William J. Clinton Presidential History Project
Cousin and lifelong friend of Senator Ted Kennedy
Edward M. Kennedy Oral History Project
Cousin and lifelong friend of Senator Ted Kennedy
Edward M. Kennedy Oral History Project
Deputy Director of Central Intelligence; Deputy National Security Advisor; Director of Central Intelligence
George H. W. Bush Oral History Project
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Missouri; Minority Leader
George W. Bush Oral History Project
Assistant to the President for Science and Technology; Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
William J. Clinton Presidential History Project
Chair of the Republican National Committee; Chair of the Virginia Republican Party; Counselor to the President
George W. Bush Oral History Project
Staff Director, Senate Subcommittee on Health
Edward M. Kennedy Oral History Project