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Friday, May 07, 2010

Michelle Obama Makes Mother's Day Remarks May 7

Michelle Obama honors her mother, Marian Robinson, and others.
And raising our girls in the White House with my mom -- oh, not going to do this -- is a beautiful experience. And the opportunity to have three generations living in the White House, it’s beautiful. And I’m pretty sure the President is happy about it, too.
It's also military spouses appreciation day. Rosalyn Carter, Jill Biden and Tricia Nixon Cox are among the women in attendance. Transcript.


Today, Michelle Obama will speak on Mother's Day at 3 pm eastern. You can watch her remarks here.

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Obama Speaks on National Service and Signs Bill

Read more about the bill here. Bill Clinton was there for the signing, which took place at the SEED school in DC. He founded AmeriCorps. Michelle ran an AmeriCorps program in Chicago, Obama said. Rosalyn Carter, Joe and Jill Biden and Colin Powell and his wife and others were in attendance. Obama spoke about starfish and his plan to plant trees today. Obama calls Ted Kennedy "one of the finest leaders we've ever had." Indeed.