doi:10.7916/am1n-q741Oral history interview with Paulette Aniskoff, 2020Aniskoff, Pauletteoral historiesmixed materialPresidents--Staff--United StatesWomen--United StatesGun control--United StatesFire arms--Law and legislation--United StatesDisaster relief--United StatesEmergency management--United StatesPresidential campaigns--United StatesAniskoff, PauletteObama, BarackUnited States Federal Emergency Management AgencyUnited States Patient Protection and Affordable Care ActPaulette Aniskoff discusses her public service during the presidency of Barack Obama, including her work as a field director for the Obama 2008 campaign, in the Office of Presidential Personnel, at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and as director of the White House Office of Public Engagement (OPE). Aniskoff describes her management of the White House's relationships with advocacy and interest groups during her Directorship of OPE, providing details about OPE's Affordable Care Act enrollment campaign, presidential meetings with advocates, and OPE's work in support of gun control executive action. Also discussed are the hiring of campaign staff into federal positions, FEMA's "Whole Community" approach to disaster relief, and the cultural differences between the first and second presidential terms, with particular emphasis on the changed role of women in the White House