Michelle Obama has mostly stuck to pretty anodyne topics. She's anti-childhood obesity, she's pro-veteran. — Jodi Kantor Copy Share Image
The Michelle Obama that her old friends remember, that people knew in Chicago, she was a really incisive social critic. She knew… — Jodi Kantor Copy Share Image
I would say that Barack Obama has always been a real optimist about what can be accomplished. He believes that government can… — Jodi Kantor Copy Share Image
You make real progress when somebody is honest enough to say something that's really uncomfortable. Of course when you're a candidate's wife… — Jodi Kantor Copy Share Image
Michelle Obama has gone from political skeptic to political partner to a woman with a White House agenda of her own, and… — Jodi Kantor Copy Share Image
Michelle has had to grapple with Hilary Clinton's legacy as First Lady... Michelle Obama never wants to be seen as the kind… — Jodi Kantor Copy Share Image
Sometimes, when you look at an adviser's failings or perceived failings, I think the tough question you have to ask as a… — Jodi Kantor Copy Share Image
Mr. Romney is quick to uphold rules great and small. During primary debates, when his rivals spoke out of turn or exceeded… — Jodi Kantor Copy Share Image
One of my favorite stories is from Obama's first campaign: Michelle Obama was out there every day, collecting signatures and supervising the… — Jodi Kantor Copy Share Image
Those close to Mr. Obama say he grows irritated at being misunderstood - not just by opponents who insinuate that he caters… — Jodi Kantor Copy Share Image
First ladies, you know, we look at Michelle Obama, and we look at most first ladies, and they seem like they have… — Jodi Kantor Copy Share Image
I guess there were things about the Obamas I discovered that I do think are universal to marriage. I found it very… — Jodi Kantor Copy Share Image
Michelle Obama kind of has two identities. In private, she is actually often much more vehement than her husband about Republican opposition.… — Jodi Kantor Copy Share Image
In interviews with dozens of black advisers, friends, donors and allies, few said they had ever heard Mr. Obama muse on the… — Jodi Kantor Copy Share Image
I will say this: One thing I did see in my reporting again and again is that the Obamas themselves are much more involved… — Jodi Kantor Copy Share Image
I spent a lot of time in the White House in the public areas where reporters are allowed to go, but I spoke to… — Jodi Kantor Copy Share Image
Those close to Mr. Obama say he grows irritated at being misunderstood - not just by opponents who insinuate that he caters to African-Americans,… — Jodi Kantor Copy Share Image
I really thought I wanted to be a lawyer, but then I had an epiphany when I was in law school and dropped out.… — Jodi Kantor Copy Share Image
Michelle has had to grapple with Hilary Clinton's legacy as First Lady... Michelle Obama never wants to be seen as the kind of First… — Jodi Kantor Copy Share Image
People who face too many demands - two careers, two children - often scale back somehow. The Obamas scaled up. — Jodi Kantor Copy Share Image
Every presidential candidate highlights patriotism, but Mr. Romney's is backed by the Mormon belief that the United States was chosen by God to play… — Jodi Kantor Copy Share Image
Michelle Obama has mostly stuck to pretty anodyne topics. She's anti-childhood obesity, she's pro-veteran. — Jodi Kantor Copy Share Image
I've learned that the best political reporters never make predictions! — Jodi Kantor Copy Share Image
Candidates' wives are supposed to sit cheerfully through their husbands' appearances. — Jodi Kantor Copy Share Image
One of my favorite stories is from Obama's first campaign: Michelle Obama was out there every day, collecting signatures and supervising the other people… — Jodi Kantor Copy Share Image
