doi:10.7916/zw1k-qw90Oral history interview with Anthony S. Fauci, 2021Fauci, Anthony S., 1940-oral historiesmixed materialPresidents--United StatesH1N1 influenza--United StatesZika virus--United StatesEbola virus diseaseHIV (Viruses)--United StatesPublic health administration--United StatesPublic health--United StatesPandemics--United StatesFauci, Anthony S., 1940-Obama, BarackUnited States. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesUnited StatesUnited States. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS ReliefAmerican Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009Anthony Fauci reflects on his service as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) since 1984, with particular attention to the years of the Obama presidency. He recounts the development of his calling toward medicine and public health, and provides details about the administration's responses to major diseases and outbreaks, including H1N1 influenza, Ebola, Zika, and HIV/AIDS. Fauci outlines the administration's processes for making decisions about public health issues, challenges and advances in vaccine development and vaccine administration, debates surrounding gain of function research, and the importance of effective communications in public health practice. Also discussed are the Presidential Advisory Council on Combatting Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria (CARB), the significance of NIAID research funding included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the importance of state funding for vaccine development, and the administration's efforts to enhance the country's pandemic preparedness