we stripped that back. and from the daily experience. michelle turned to her mother for help. mary is part of the family. she moved to d.c. and helped raise the girls. talk about family tightness and togetherness and strength of family that was extraordinary and tangible. after michelle was swept into the east wing on pledges of change. many americans had high expectations for the first lady. people asked her what will you be doing as first lady. they thought she was going to be a sort of secondary leader. coming out of the east wing. and she said she was going to be mom in chief. some women particularly in feminist circles hear her say that and their heads explode. michelle obama talked about feeling the pressure of being the first african american first lady.
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as her husband won the second term with her own approval ratings skyrocketing. she exuded a growing sense of in confidence in her role. i watched her get increasingly comfortable. with her own ability to be in the space. and command it. also more importantly how to use it. magazines like vogue. lotted her as an icon of style. she wanted young african american girls to look at the cover of vogue and see someone who looked like them. she understood that it was more than just a fashion photo. just days after the inaugural celebration kicked off the term. a tragedy in chicago jolted the white house. we had news that a young high school student here at mlk high school on the south side had
better and understood him. let s stand together to elect barack obama. president of the united states of america. for the next two months they fought hard against the republican opponent. john mccain. then election night. from tears to cheers and high emotion. america elects its first african american president. from chicago south side michelle s incredible journey had taken her to the white house. because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment. change has come to america. and you see the family on this enormous stage. then the camera is pan to the crowd. and there s just this diverse array of people. in grant park. there was no going back.
feeling the pressure of being the first african american first lady. and often feeling like there was no room for error. a few months into the job she pressed her staff in the east wing to get busy. she tasked us early on i want real impact. do not bring me anything that looks good. this is about impact. she said there s one person elected in this building. if we re not doing something in the east wing that is value added to the president. then why are we doing it? with the affordable care act through congress. michelle hatched an idea with sam. so if you re serious about trying to produce a better health care system. you should really focus on the health of children. the first lady was determined to do something. about the nations soaring rate of childhood obesity. are you ready to get to work? all right. get up and get shovels.