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At Incite Institute, scholars, changemakers, artists, and others unite to engage the social world in surprising new ways. Housed at Columbia University
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Fantastic project, and very cool to see the @universityofhawaii.bsky.social contribution, including Micah Mizukami's, a PhD student in my department who is also AD of the Center for Oral History.
February 17, 2026 at 5:41 PM
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A new set of oral history interviews released by @incitecolumbia.bsky.social documents how Obama and his advisers missed the shifting mood of the country that would ultimately replace him with a successor they considered a “con man,” “clown” and “laughingstock.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/u...
Obama Took On Recession, Health Care and Iraq. What He Didn’t See Coming Was Trump.
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Today, we're launching the Obama Presidency Oral History—a comprehensive record of the Obama presidency through the voices of officials, artists, organizers and people from all walks of life. 462 Interviews, 1100 hours of audio and video, 6 years in the making.

obamaoralhistory.columbia.edu
Obama Presidency Oral History
The Obama Presidency as told by 450+ officials, activists, organizers, and extraordinary people from all walks of life.
obamaoralhistory.columbia.edu
February 17, 2026 at 3:20 PM