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Guest its great to be here. Host its not just the story of a life its the story of modern american history. Did you set out to tell the story in that context or did that develop as you found out more about the background insertion themes . Guest i covered it for quite a while when i was in chicago working for the Washington Post and recognized that Michelle Obama led a remarkable life and the trajectory is fascinating and i felt that it was worth telling a story where she is at the center of her own narrative. When i am barred from the project, i wanted to figure out where she was coming from. What were the origins and that meant getting into her Family History ended to chicago history and the history that she has lived. Host chicago into being a major player almost a character in her story. Host going back there and looking at her father what was it about her parents in particular that gave her the outlook . Guest many people would say that she would say im asking myself am i making a
The certain themes that emerged . Guest no i covered obama for the Washington Post for quite a while. I was living in chicago and working for the Washington Post am i recognized Michelle Obama has led a remarkable life a trajectory which is fascinating and i felt that it was worth telling a story where she is at the center of her own narrative not just the. When i embarked on the project i very much wanted to figure out where she was coming from. This thing she was doing in the white house and what were the origins of that and that meant getting into her Family History and chicago history and the history that she had lived. Host chicagoans up being a major player in her story. Going back there and looking at the life of her father whom she called her northstar even after he had died. What was it about her parents her father in particular that gave her that outlook enter values . Guest thats right and many people will remember the 2008 campaign that she would say of her father that he i
Others like myself, it takes time to work through the process of vetting and interviewing to get to a permanent position. We are far along in the process i can say, from my perspective and we will see what happens in the near future. Host t. J. Kennedy is the acting director of firstnet. Thank you. And you are watching booktv on cspan2 television for serious readers. This memorial day evening here is our prime time lineup. We are featuring books on the first ladys beginning with a look at Michelle Obama. This is a new book out by peter slevin. After that a book featured by cspan based on the Television Series on the first ladies we did last year. And finally kissing cousins, a look at Elenore Roosevelt and relationship. And now on booktvs afterwards peter slevin discusses the life of First Lady Michelle Obama from her childhood to the whitehouse. He is interviewed by Cassandra Clayton at the university of marylands Philip Merrill college of journalism. Host peter slevin thank you for j
We know steve would want you to get back to work. Please join me in thanking our guests. [applause] thank you so much. So, were going to excuse them stage left while you exit that direction and well see you downstairs for the book signing. Thank you. Booktv is on facebook. Like us to get publishing news, scheduling updates author information and talk directly with authors during the live program. Facebook. Com booktv. Now on booktvs after words, peter she vein discusses the childhood of first Lady Michelle obama. Her is interviewed by cassandra clayton, from the university of Maryland College of journalism. Peter she slevin, thank you for joining to us talk about you new book, Michelle Obama a life. Thank you. Great to be here. Host such a simple title for the story of the woman you called the most unlikely first lady in modern American History but its not just a story of her life. Its the story of modern american did you set out to tell the story in that context or did that develop as