Evan D. McCormick

The Obama Presidency Oral History @INCITE_Columbia launches today(!) with a tranche of interviews related to environmental politics, energy, and climate action during the Obama Years. Spend some time exploring on our new (and gorgeous) website: obamaoralhistory.columbia.edu

Peter Baker's story drawing on today's @INCITE_Columbia release on the ACA from the Obama Presidency Oral History project nytimes.com/2024/03/22/us/…

@MikeKoncewicz Thanks! (said on behalf of the more data- and design- savvy folks who really made it possible)

@EvanDMcCormick Congrats! The site is amazing.

I'm not exaggerating when I say the Obama oral history website will be a game-changer for how people interact with, learn and teach from oral histories (esp policy ones). Go spend some time today exploring and see what I mean. obamaoralhistory.columbia.edu

Last last thing is that this still just represents <10% of all the interviews we did over the last 5 years. So: always more to come. For now cheers to team at @INCITE_Columbia for bringing this very big thing to life.

One hope is that all these interactive features make the website attractive as a teaching tool. So, if you've got healthcare reform on the syllabus this spring or are thinking about it for the fall, consider the site! And reach out with any questions/feedback.

Attn: political, policy, health care historians (among others). After years of hard work, such a thrill to see more of the Obama Oral History interviews go public. Couldn't be prouder of my team @INCITE_Columbia!

🌶️🌶️🌶️presidential oral history takes aside, the proof is in the pudding. Go check out the Obama Presidency Oral History website, our early release of interviews on environmental politics, policy, and climate -- and stay tuned for more soon. obamaoralhistory.columbia.edu

having worked so hard w the very lit team at @INCITE_Columbia to bring this to life, cant help but humbly agree w @_Jahan "With all due respect to the stellar presidential oral histories compiled by...other institutes, Columbia's is just…well…more lit." msnbc.com/the-reidout/re…

@JonAskonas @ClementsCenter Thanks Jon!

@RobertPee2 Thanks Rob! I can say with certainty there will be lots of good material on things you (and others) are interested in when we get to the foreign policy interviews.

Congrats on the foreign policy part of this project @EvanDMcCormick.

I'm quoted in this @peterbakernyt piece about today's launch of the Obama Presidency Oral History and the first tranche of interviews on environmental politics and climate

just imagine how I feel about eventually getting to the global/foreign policy material! (Only one of my 90 interviews is in today's release, but it's a doozy -- a long session with Todd Stern on the full arc of int'l climate diplomacy from Copenhagen to Paris.)

I've spent the last 4 years working with a brilliant, thoughtful team @INCITE_Columbia to deliver on the promise of a presidential oral history capable of illuminating historical Qs about the presidency in a democratic context (and not just the office itself). Today is exciting

The Obama Presidency Oral History @INCITE_Columbia launches today(!) with a tranche of interviews related to environmental politics, energy, and climate action during the Obama Years. Spend some time exploring on our new (and gorgeous) website: obamaoralhistory.columbia.edu