First Lady Michelle Obama graces the September/ October cover of AARP The Magazine and talks sharing her husband with the world, dancing and being a role model.
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On the difficulties of taking on White House roles:
MICHELLE OBAMA: “For me it’s sharing my husband with the world. You get a little selfish sometimes. But every time I get irritated, or feel a little lonely or tired, I just think this is our duty. These men are doing a phenomenal service, and they’re doing it with dignity and calm.” On being a role model for African- American girls: “You can see it in their eyes. You can see it with the hugs and the way they hold on so tight. It matters. So I do embrace it.” On doing the Dougie at a Let’s Move! event: |
It was nearly 10 years ago that a bright September day was darkened by the worst attack on the American people in our history. The images of 9/11 are seared into our national memory — hijacked planes cutting through a cloudless September sky; the Twin Towers collapsing to the ground; black smoke billowing up from the Pentagon; the wreckage of Flight 93 in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where the actions of heroic citizens saved even more heartbreak and destruction.
