doi:10.7916/fmz1-r491Oral history interview with Jen Psaki, 2022Psaki, Jenoral historiesmixed materialPresidents--United StatesPresidents--Transition periods--United StatesPresidential press secretaries--United StatesCommunication in politics--United StatesHealth care reform--United StatesArab-Israeli conflict--PeaceNuclear nonproliferation--Government policy--IranPsaki, JenObama, BarackUnited States. Office of the White House Press SecretaryUnited StatesPatient Protection and Affordable Care ActJen Psaki reflects on her service in a variety of communications and advisory roles on the Obama 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns and in the Obama administration, including White House deputy press secretary, White House deputy communications director, spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State, and White House communications director. Psaki recounts her initial impressions of Barack Obama, shares memories from the Obama 2008 campaign, and outlines the responsibilities of each of her positions. She describes the challenges of communicating about complex economic conditions and policy efforts, and provides details about the administration's approach to messaging about issues and initiatives including the instability in the financial system, the persistence of high unemployment, healthcare reform and the Affordable Care Act, birtherism and right-wing conspiracy theories, the Middle East peace process, and the Iran nuclear negotiations. Psaki also explains the differences between campaign, domestic policy, and foreign policy communications, and she speaks widely about the culture and organization of the White House press office. Also discussed are the evolution of gender dynamics in the Obama White House, the administration's engagement with digital and social media, the administration's response to instances of racist violence, the 2016 Democratic primary and general election, and the Obama-Trump transition