By DARLENE SUPERVILLE
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) – The first lady had come to visit. Hundreds of people who work at the Education Department had waited for hours to be sure they got a coveted spot in the auditorium.
And as soon as Michelle Obama stepped onstage, the place roared to life with applause, cheers and cell [...]
NEW YORK (AP) – First lady Michelle Obama says she and the president hope to give America’s children better access to the arts and the ability to turn their artistic talents into careers.
Mrs. Obama cut the ribbon for the newly renovated American wing of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art on Monday and said “the [...]
NEW YORK- Before she was first lady, Michelle Obama famously said she shopped for clothes online at night – just like many other busy moms.
It’s probably a lot harder to curl up with your laptop and order from J.Crew, though, when the shipping address is 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
Enter Ikram Goldman, the owner of a tony [...]
NEW YORK – Designer Jason Wu couldn’t even tell his mother that he was working on a gown for Michelle Obama when he worked day and night during the holiday season.
But with all eyes on the new first lady as she emerged to attend the inaugural balls, Wu didn’t have a chance to call his [...]
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina – The nation owes not only gratitude but tangible assistance to the nation’s military and their families, and she’ll make that a focus of her time in the White House, first lady Michelle Obama says.
Underscoring her commitment to the plight of America’s military families, Mrs. Obama used a trip to Fort [...]
CHICAGO (AP) – After sharing the cover of her magazine with her slimmer self a couple months back, Oprah Winfrey is for the first time sharing it with somebody else: first lady Michelle Obama.
Winfrey showed off the cover of the April issue during “The Oprah Winfrey Show” broadcast Friday. The media mogul had gone solo [...]
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) – Michelle Obama said it: Washington is her home now and she wants to get to know it.
She is making the rounds, meeting federal workers at Cabinet departments, reading to children, chatting with teens, touring a neighborhood health center, dropping in at Howard University and enjoying family night at [...]
By SAMANTHA CRITCHELL
AP Fashion Writer
NEW YORK (AP) – It’s official: Michelle Obama is the first lady of American fashion, appearing on the cover of the March issue of Vogue.
Every first lady since Lou Hoover – save Bess Truman – has been featured in the high-fashion magazine, but Mrs. Obama is only the second to grace [...]
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) – Michelle Obama’s predecessors have carved out enough different roles as first lady that she is now free to fashion the job in a way that suits her. The first lady will take her time defining her new role, but already she’s dropping clues.
Sit in on Cabinet meetings like [...]
Darlene Superville, Associated Press Writer
First lady Michelle Obama speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House after President Barack Obama, not pictured, signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2009, in Washington. Michelle Obama’s predecessors have carved out enough different roles as first lady to free her to fashion the [...]
