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Obama’s top scientist talks shrinking budgets, Donald Trump, and his biggest regret

John Holdren tells Nature about the highs and lows of nearly eight years in the White House.

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Reardon, S., Tollefson, J. Obama’s top scientist talks shrinking budgets, Donald Trump, and his biggest regret. Nature 535, 15–16 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/535015a

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