Amanda Becker / The 19thNov 21, 2023
Carter, who died on Sunday at 96, was a 'pioneer' as equal partner, diplomat, mental health advocate and champion for caregivers. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
DARLENE SUPERVILLE / The Associated PressJun 21, 2018
The first lady engages with children, mostly from Guatemala, in classrooms at Texas facility a day after the president eases his policy on separation of migrant families. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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HILLEL ITALIE / The Associated PressFeb 25, 2018
The former first lady tweeted Sunday that the book, to come out a week after the 2018 midterm elections, is called "Becoming." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 7, 2017
In her address to students, the outgoing first lady praises diversity and emphasizes the importance of education. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigMar 7, 2016
Though for the most part she spent her later years as a private citizen, Nancy Reagan was also a longtime public figure and emblematic of an era in American political history. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigMay 12, 2015
The first lady delivered a powerful, evocative commencement speech at Tuskegee University on Saturday about the daily "sting" of racism, but it's possible that in her attempt to be inspiring, Obama ended up patronizing her audience. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 3, 2013
Proving again that being a first lady of a P5+1 nation is a heady role indeed, with all the outfit-matching and advanced-degree-downplaying and whatnot, two top spouses from a pair of uneasy superpower bedfellow countries just took up a diplomatic tradition inaugurated by Pat Nixon. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 12, 2013
The first lady’s latest program is about encouraging Americans to drink more water, starting with at least one more cup per day than they are ingesting now. The organizers, however, haven't answered the question on several people's minds: Why? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Marcia Alesan Dawkins / TruthdigJan 13, 2012
Michelle Obama joined Twitter on Thursday. For some this doesn't qualify as news in a world full of political and economic turmoil. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 7, 2010
Michelle Obama put her own career on hold to help her husband become president, but it looks like the perks of being first lady extend beyond just having a kick-ass organic veggie patch at her disposal. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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