It is January 2007. The first time I hear your name, that I can remember, is in an email from Callis. I am in Venice Beach…
I think often about someone I never met.
By Peachy Myers
It’s the Summer of 2004 and there I am at the Kane County Fair, an ill-defined 23-year-old in an ill-defined role hanging around the periphery of a guy running for Senate. This is going to sound like bullshit, but I swear I remember Barack Obama giving a prize for top steer. Later that same night, I…
President Obama,
Firstly, thank you. For letting me serve as your staffer and a dedicated heads down, let’s-get-sh*t-done cheerleader on the ’07 primary, both ’08 and ’12 generals, and in the early days of OFA at the DNC, the latter punctuated by memories…
Hi, everyone. It’s us — Buffy and Sally, your hosts of The Riveters Podcast.
As you obviously know (from being such loyal listeners!), we’re currently between seasons — but we couldn’t let this week go by without saying something, well, riveting.
By Rachel Ruiz
I’m the author of a new children’s book called When Penny Met POTUS, which I was inspired to write after working on your campaign in 2012. I was the lead story development producer on the video team in Chicago. As a…
Onward is a space for all Obama alumni to share lessons and memories from the Obama presidential campaigns and Administration, but it’s also for highlighting stories and reflections about whatever you are tackling today. So many alumni gained vital skills…
My campaign story began on January 3rd, 2008 — the night we won the Iowa primary.
I was fresh out of college, living in D.C., and working at REI. One of my dearest friends from college was a field organizer for then-Senator Barack Obama in Lexington…