Barack Obama oral history now available
The Miller Center's new presidential collection includes interviews with 37 officials
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Chief Legislative Assistant for Edward Kennedy
Edward M. Kennedy Oral History Project
Chief Legislative Assistant for Edward Kennedy
Edward M. Kennedy Oral History Project
Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs
William J. Clinton Presidential History Project
Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education; Superintendent of Boston Public Schools
Edward M. Kennedy Oral History Project
U.S. Assistant Attorney General; Secretary of Labor; Democratic National Committee Chair
Barack Obama Oral History Project
U.S. Assistant Attorney General; Secretary of Labor; Democratic National Committee Chair
Barack Obama Oral History Project
U.S. Assistant Attorney General; Secretary of Labor; Democratic National Committee Chair
Barack Obama Oral History Project
Special Assistant to the President and Senior Speechwriter
Barack Obama Oral History Project
Deputy Secretary of Defense; Secretary of Defense
William J. Clinton Presidential History Project
Chief of Staff to Edward Kennedy
Edward M. Kennedy Oral History Project
Mother of Pan-Am Flight 103 Victim, Sarah Phillips
Edward M. Kennedy Oral History Project
Ambassador to the United Nations; Ambassador to India
George H. W. Bush Oral History Project
Deputy Assistant to the President for Policy Planning
George H. W. Bush Oral History Project
Campaign Manager for Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign; White House Senior Advisor
Barack Obama Oral History Project
Deputy Assistant to the President; Deputy Press Secretary for Foreign Affairs; Ambassador to Ukraine
George H. W. Bush Oral History Project
Colin L. Powell: Secretary of State
Richard L. Armitage: Deputy Secretary of State
Richard L. Armitage: Deputy Secretary of State
George W. Bush Oral History Project
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
George H. W. Bush Oral History Project
Vice President of the United States
George H. W. Bush Oral History Project
White House Communications Director
Jimmy Carter Oral History Project
Domestic Policy Advisor
William J. Clinton Presidential History Project
Domestic Policy Advisor
William J. Clinton Presidential History Project
Father-in-law and mother-in-law; long-time family friends
Edward M. Kennedy Oral History Project
Father-in-law and mother-in-law; long-time family friends
Edward M. Kennedy Oral History Project
Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications
Barack Obama Oral History Project
Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications
Barack Obama Oral History Project
Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications
Barack Obama Oral History Project
Condoleezza Rice: National Security Advisor; Secretary of State
Stephen Hadley: Deputy National Security Advisor; National Security Advisor
Stephen Hadley: Deputy National Security Advisor; National Security Advisor
George W. Bush Oral History Project
Condoleezza Rice: National Security Advisor; Secretary of State
John Bellinger: State Department Legal Advisor
Eliot Cohen: State Department Counselor
Daniel Fried: Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs
Jendayi Frazer: Assistant Secretary for African Affairs
John Bellinger: State Department Legal Advisor
Eliot Cohen: State Department Counselor
Daniel Fried: Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs
Jendayi Frazer: Assistant Secretary for African Affairs
George W. Bush Oral History Project
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; U.S. Senator
Edward M. Kennedy Oral History Project
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; U.S. Senator
Edward M. Kennedy Oral History Project
Director of Office of Management and Budget
William J. Clinton Presidential History Project
Governor of Virginia (1982-1986); U.S. Senator
William J. Clinton Presidential History Project
Staffer for Kennedy
Edward M. Kennedy Oral History Project
Former aide and press assistant to Senator Kennedy
Edward M. Kennedy Oral History Project
Assistant to the President; Ambassador to Iceland
George H. W. Bush Oral History Project
Chief Counsel, Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources
Edward M. Kennedy Oral History Project
Chief Counsel, Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources
Edward M. Kennedy Oral History Project
Chief Counsel, Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources
Edward M. Kennedy Oral History Project
Chief Counsel, Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources
Edward M. Kennedy Oral History Project
State Department’s Director of Policy Planning
George H. W. Bush Oral History Project
Senior Advisor to the President; White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy
George W. Bush Oral History Project
Senior Advisor to the President; White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy
George W. Bush Oral History Project
Special Representative for Arms Control and Disarmament Negotiations
Ronald Reagan Oral History Project
Jimmy Carter Oral History Project
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs
William J. Clinton Presidential History Project
Director of National Economic Council; Secretary of Treasury
William J. Clinton Presidential History Project
Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs; Deputy Special Envoy for Middle East Peace
Barack Obama Oral History Project
Donald Rumsfeld: Secretary of Defense
Victoria Clarke: Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs
Lawrence Di Rita: Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs
Richard Myers: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Victoria Clarke: Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs
Lawrence Di Rita: Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs
Richard Myers: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
George W. Bush Oral History Project
Director of Presidential Appointments and Scheduling; Chief of Staff
Ronald Reagan Oral History Project
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Minnesota
William J. Clinton Presidential History Project
Chief Justice, US District Court for Massachusetts; Staffer for Edward Kennedy, Senate Judiciary Committee
Edward M. Kennedy Oral History Project
Historian and Family Friend
Edward M. Kennedy Oral History Project
Peace Corps Director; Kennedy Staffer
Edward M. Kennedy Oral History Project
Peace Corp Director; Kennedy Staffer
Edward M. Kennedy Oral History Project
Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers
Jimmy Carter Oral History Project
Associate Director of the Office of Management and Budget
George H. W. Bush Oral History Project
Secretary of Health and Human Services
Barack Obama Oral History Project
Chief of Staff for Clinton's 1992 Campaign; CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service (AmeriCorps)
William J. Clinton Presidential History Project
Secretary of Health and Human Services
William J. Clinton Presidential History Project
Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff
William J. Clinton Presidential History Project
Wife of US Ambassador to Ireland William V. Shannon; family friend
Edward M. Kennedy Oral History Project
Senior Staff Member of the U.S. Senate Sub-Committee on Health and Scientific Research; Massachusetts Deputy Health Commissioner; President, Pennsylvania Health Care Association
Edward M. Kennedy Oral History Project
Senior Staff Member of the U.S. Senate Sub-Committee on Health and Scientific Research; Massachusetts Deputy Health Commissioner; President, Pennsylvania Health Care Association
Edward M. Kennedy Oral History Project
Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff
William J. Clinton Presidential History Project
Niece and Nephew (also Godson) of Edward Kennedy
Edward M. Kennedy Oral History Project
Speechwriter/press secretary
Edward M. Kennedy Oral History Project
Speechwriter/press secretary
Edward M. Kennedy Oral History Project
White House Press Secretary
William J. Clinton Presidential History Project
Secretary of Transportation; White House Chief of Staff
George H. W. Bush Oral History Project
U.S. Secretary of Transportation; Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration
William J. Clinton Presidential History Project
John Snow: Secretary of the Treasury
Chris Smith: Chief of Staff for the Secretary of the Treasury
Chris Smith: Chief of Staff for the Secretary of the Treasury
George W. Bush Oral History Project
Foreign Policy Director for the Clinton/Gore 1992 Campaign; Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs; Alternate Representative to the United Nations
William J. Clinton Presidential History Project
Foreign policy adviser to Senator Kennedy
Edward M. Kennedy Oral History Project
Family friend; advisor
Edward M. Kennedy Oral History Project
Family friend; advisor
Edward M. Kennedy Oral History Project
Deputy Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs; White House Political Director; Counselor to the President; Senior Advisor for Policy and Strategy
William J. Clinton Presidential History Project
Director of Edward M. Kennedy’s Boston office
Edward M. Kennedy Oral History Project