edited by: Douglas Welch,
Illinois Editor
WASHINGTON--First Lady Michelle Obama told Oprah Winfrey the Obama family will celebrate Christmas and New Years this year--as they do every year--in President Obama's native Hawaii. Obama returned to Hawaii last year as president-elect.
Mrs. Obama told Winfrey on her Christmas special, broadcast Sunday, "You know, we're going to spend'" [...]
Former WLS AM talk-show host Teri O'Brien is fulminating over at the Illinois Review about Barbara Walters' selection of First Lady Michelle Obama as her most fascinating person of the year.
What? Fidel Castro, a murderous dictator....wasn’t in the running?...I can totally see that, if by “fascinating” you mean [...]
First Lady Michelle Obama's Veterans Day included a visit with President Obama to Arlington Cemetery, breakfast with veterans and a speech bolstering a community service program aimed at helping active and retired military families. Read my column herewhere I note that Mrs. Obama's remarks dealing with Fort Hood--do [...]
First Lady Michelle Obama attributes her buff arms to "determination" in an interview with ABC's Barbara Walters, who named her one of the most fascinating people of 2009.
MS. WALTERS: ....So do you feel pressured to have great arms? Do you have to get up every day and do the [...]
This was not on First Lady Michelle Obama's schedule, but this does seem like official business: she met Tuesday with Ermine Erdogan, wife of the Prime Minister of Turkey, in the Yellow Oval Room [...]
by Mark Silva
First Lady Michelle Obama sat next to "the Boss'' last night.
Seated on her other side at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington was the president of the United States, there to oversee the honors for singer Bruce Springsteen - a Rock and" [...]
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the First Lady
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For Immediate Release December 2, 2009
REMARKS BY THE FIRST LADY
AT HOLIDAY PRESS PREVIEW
Grand Foyer
12:01 P.M. EST
MRS. OBAMA: Hello. Good afternoon. Welcome to the White House and Happy Holidays! Thanks to all of you for joining us here today as we preview how [...]
by Mark Silva
All they want to do is light a tree.
But the Obamas will have plenty of help on Thursday for their first lighting of the National Christmas Tree erected between the White House and Washington [...]
WASHINGTON -- The White House confirmed Friday that President Obama met the couple who crashed Tuesday's state dinner --wannabe reality-show stars Michaele and Tareq Salahi -- releasing a picture of Michaele Salahi shaking hands with the president in a receiving line that included first lady Michelle Obama, Indian [...]
From the White House..
On Friday November 27, the First Lady will be presented with the Official White House Christmas Tree, which this year comes from Shepherdstown, West Virginia. The 18 ½ ft Douglas-fir will arrive on the traditional horse drawn carriage to the North [...]
WASHINGTON--President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama hosted their first state Tuesday night, including their closest friends from Chicago among the guests honoring India Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife Gursharon Kaur, with Chicago songsters Jennifer Hudson and Kurt Elling performing.
The glitzy dinner -- planned for [...]
White House Social Secretary Desiree Rogers at the Obama State Dinner
(photo by Lynn Sweet)
WASHINGTON--First Lady Michelle Obama wore a floor-length gold and cream strapless dress with a wrap by India-born designer Naeem Khan at the state dinner Tuesday honoring India Prime Minister Manmohan [...]
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 24, 2009
Below is a list of expected attendees at tonight's State Dinner:
The President & First Lady Michelle Obama
Dr. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister, India & Ms. Gursharan Kaur
The Honorable (Rep) Gary Ackerman, United States [...]
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the First Lady
________________________________________________________________________________________________
For Immediate Release November 24, 2009
REMARKS BY THE FIRST LADY
AT INDIAN STATE DINNER PRESS PREVIEW
State Dining Room
2:00 P.M. EST
MRS. OBAMA: Thank you. Welcome, everyone. How are you all doing? It's good to see you.
Well, as Desiree mentioned, this is a very [...]
* People who mock the way Michelle Obama dresses are petty, small-minded people. She is a fabulous dresser and a wonderful woman.
*Barack Obama is doing just what we elected him to do. I am glad he is our president and I fully support him.
* I'm sick of people from the' [...]
