10. Moving With the Mom-in-Chief
First Lady Michelle Obama with President Barack Obama and their daughters, Malia and Sasha, in the Oval Office. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
Michelle Obama is certainly a different kind of First Lady – in style and substance with special talents that have made her influential across the world. Indeed, President Obama’s soulmate has a sky-high approval rating and has proven that she is — in many ways — the wind beneath his wings. A self-described “mom-in-chief,” she maps much in her life around their daughters, Malia and Sasha. Fun-loving and a nurturing, she has taken on a long list of causes to benefit children. She speaks about substantive issues — from aiding military families to making healthy eating choices — in a way that makes others listen. To get kids engaged in her “Let’s Move!” campaign against childhood obesity, she dispenses with the lecture, slips on her workout gear and dances right by their side. She’s even willing to get her well-manicured hands dirty — in the White House garden that is – to make a point. In August 2013, when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found declining obesity rates in poor children, it was a sign of progress for her signature program. For more, see “Why We Love Michelle.”
