doi:10.7916/m68a-ye74Oral history interview with Paul D. Ryan, 2020Ryan, Paul, 1970-oral historiesmixed materialPresidents--United StatesHealth care reform--United StatesTea Party PatriotsBailouts (Government policy)--United StatesVice-presidential candidatesRyan, Paul, 1970-Obama, BarackRomney, MittTroubled Asset Relief Program (U.S.)United States. CongressPaul Ryan discusses his involvement in the national politics and policy of the years of the Obama presidency, including his service on the House Committee on the Budget, as the Republican nominee for vice president in 2012, and as speaker of the House from 2015 to 2019. Ryan focuses on his contribution to the policy debates of the period, and provides details about both his opposition to Obama administration proposals on economic stimulus, healthcare reform, and federal spending, and the alternatives he drafted in these areas. Ryan also describes changes in the Republican party during the period of the Obama presidency, including the evolution of the conservative movement and the growth of the Tea Party; the importance and effects of new forms of conservative media; the use of increasingly radical parliamentary tactics, including the shutting down of the federal government; and the emergence of new populist politics. Ryan outlines the process by which he was selected to serve as Mitt Romney's running mate in the 2012 presidential election, and discusses the campaign's strategy, defining issues, and the role of the vice presidential nominee in the campaign. Also discussed are Ryan's relationship and collaboration with House Republicans Eric Cantor and Kevin McCarthy, Ryan's support of the Troubled Asset Relief Program and the Obama administration's automotive industry rescue, and the collapse of efforts in pursuit of comprehensive immigration reform after Cantor's primary defeat in 2014