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The Obama Oral History Project Is Here

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The Importance of Penetration in the White House

During the Obama administration, there was this office of public engagement that was listening and having regular meetings with activists. But climate change just wasn't high on the agenda. So when you're an activist, you can literally go straight to the front line and get more traction through that public pressure than if you were working on the inside. That's one of those stories where activists really were shaping policy in some pretty incredible ways.

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