The FRONTLINE Interview: Cassandra Butts
Season 2012
Episode 19
About the Episode
A close friend and former classmate at Harvard Law School, Butts served as deputy White House counsel in 2009. She discusses their long friendship and talks about how Obama's unusual background has informed his approach to politics and policy.
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