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Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama
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Birthdate
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01/17/1964
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Death date
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President
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Barack Obama
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Dates of service
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01/20/2009-01/20/2017
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Relationship to president
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Spouse
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Other marriages
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N/A
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Websites
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The White House: Michelle Obama
Barack Obama Presidential Library Biography of Michelle Obama
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Papers/letters collections
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Becoming American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens Across America
Michelle Obama Documents in the American Presidency Project
Book: Becoming
Book: American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens Across America
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Historical sites
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National Portrait Gallery: Michelle Obama
National Museum of American History Michelle Obama Exhibit
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Fascinating details
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- First African American first lady of the United States.
- She received her B.A. from Princeton University in 1985 and her J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1988 before specializing in intellectual property law as a junior associate at Sidley & Austin LLP in Chicago. She met Barack Obama at this firm.
- Became assistant to Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley in 1991 and later held multiple positions at the University of Chicago.
- Pioneered the “Let's Move!” initiative, geared at reducing childhood obesity.
- Teamed up with then vice president’s wife, Jill Biden, to initiate programs to help military families, Joining Forces, being the most effective.
- She hired a full-time speechwriter, Sarah Hurwitz.
- Michelle broke from expectations when she personally attacked Donald J. Trump for his intolerance and plans to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.
- Noted as the “Most Admired Woman in the United States” by the Gallup Poll for the years 2018-2020.
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