Obama, Barack

July 15, 2016

Vows: For Obama’s Speechwriting Team, the Message Finally Got Through

Vows By SARAH WILDMAN When Kristen Bartoloni came on board as a researcher on the White House communications team in 2011, there was one rule she […]
May 11, 2016

Unbuttoned: Trump vs. the Disappearing Tie

May 11, 2016 Unbuttoned By VANESSA FRIEDMAN Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, is a political outlier not only when it comes to immigration policy, […]
May 11, 2016

Chewing the Fat With Obama and Bryan Cranston: Notes From the Oval Office

By SUSAN LEHMAN May 10, 2016 Times Insider delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how news, features and opinion come together at The New York Times. In this piece, Philip […]
May 6, 2016

Table for Three: Barack Obama and Bryan Cranston on the Roles of a Lifetime

May 6, 2016 Table for Three By PHILIP GALANES “Nice place!” the actor Bryan Cranston said to President Obama as he glanced around at the White […]
March 25, 2016

First Person: When Obama Came to Town

First Person By FLORENCE RIVKIN March 25, 2016 Havana — On Monday, the first full day of President Obama’s historic visit to Cuba, the professor of my class […]