robinson obama. (applause) she is a lawyer. she is an author and she is the wife of the 44th president of the united states, barack obama. (applause) throughout her initiatives as first lady, she has become a role model for women and four girls. and an advocate for healthy families, service members and their families, higher education and international adolescent girls education. her much anticipated memoir will be coming will be published in the u.s. and canada on november 13th, 2018 by crown, a division of penguin random house and it will be released simultaneously in 24 languages. considered one of the most popular first ladies. (applause) mrs. obama invites leaders into her world, chronicling the experiences that have shaped her from her childhood on the south side of chicago to her years as an executive balancing the demands of motherhood and work to her time spent at the world s most famous address. warm, wise and revelatory, becoming is the deeply personal reckoning
hayden. and now the person you all came to see. [cheers and applause] michelle obama. [cheers and applause] she is a lawyer, and author and she is the wife of the 44th president of the united states, barack obama. [cheers and applause] throughout her initiatives as first lady, she has become a role model for women and for girls, and an advocate for healthy families, servicemembers and their families, higher education and international adolescent girls education. her much anticipated memoir, becoming, will be published in the u.s. and canada on november 13, 2018, by crown, a division of penguin random house. and it would be released simultaneously in 24 languages. [applause] considered one of the most popular first ladies [cheers and applause] , mrs. obama invites readers into her world, chronicling the experiences that shape her from her childhood on the south side of chicago to her years as an executive balancing the demands of motherhood and work, to her time spent at
came to see. [cheers and applause] michelle robinson obama. [cheers and applause] she is a lawyer. she is an author, and she is the wife of the 44th president of the united states, barack obama. [cheers and applause] throughout her initiative as first lady should become a role model for women and four girls. at an advocate for healthy families, servicemembers and their families, higher education and international adolescent girls education. her much anticipated memoir, becoming , , will be publishen u.s. and canada on november 13, 2018, by crown, a division of penguin random house. and it will be released simultaneously in 24 languages. [applause] considered one of the most popular first ladies [cheers and applause] mrs. obama invite leaders into her world, chronicling the experiences that shaped her from her childhood on the south side of chicago to her years as an executive balancing the demands of motherhood and work, to her time spent at the world s most famous ad
center. put that package on the floor, you can find this in all of our washington journal discussions online. take you live to the white house for the daily briefing. the president unveiled a legislative outline for rebuilding infrastructure in america. the six doctors follow. funds toion in federal spur at least $1.5 trillion in infrastructure investment with partners of the state, local, tribal, and private levels. new investments will be made in rural america, which has been left behind for too long. regulatory barriers that needlessly get in the way of infrastructure projects will be removed, permitting for infrastructure projects will be streamlined and shortened. america s workforce will be supported and strengthened. , as of the president said many times we will build new roads, bridges, highways, railways, and waterways all across the land. we will do it with american heart, hands, and grit. the president released his fiscal year 2019 budget, which is three
this is an hour. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome kim sajet, the director of the smithsonian s national portrait gallery. [applause] david skorton, the secretary of the smithsonian institution. [applause] ms. amy sherald, portrait artist. [cheers and applause] mr. kehinde wiley, portrait artist. [cheers and applause] mrs. michelle obama. [cheers and applause] president barack obama. [cheers and applause] ladies and gentlemen, please welcome to the podium kim sajet, the director of the smithsonian national portrait gallery. good morning. it is my pleasure as director to welcome you to the national portrait gallery at the smithsonian institution. every commissioned portrait involves four people. the first person is the sitter, a person with a larger-than-life persona, who may be curious to see how his are her likeness will be captured in perpetuity. in a spirit of building anticipation, i bid a warm welcome to president barack obama and his wife, former first lady, mi