Michelle Obama: A Photographic Journey

This stunning book celebrates Michelle Obama, one of the most beloved First Ladies of our time. The photographic journey takes us through her younger years, family, achievements, elegant fashion, and explores her impact on and place in history. The focus is on 2007 to 2016, spanning Barack Obama's first campaign, with Michelle by his side, to her multifaceted experience during the course of two terms in the White House. Complete with excerpts from five historic speeches and inspiring quotes throughout, this unofficial volume is a keepsake visual retrospective to treasure.

'Do not ever let anyone make you feel like you don't matter, or like you don't have a place in our American story—because you do. And you have a right to be exactly who you are,' Michelle Obama stated. 'At the end of the day my most important title is still mom-in-chief,' she added. 'Something better is always possible if you're willing to work for it and fight for it,' the former First Lady proclaimed.

'Barack and I were raised with so many of the same values: that you work hard for what you want in life; that your word is your bond...that you treat people with dignity and respect...even if you don't agree with them,' she shared. 'There's a lot more that unites us than divides us...we have a basic connection around a set of values here in this country—decency, honesty, truth matters—that's still what's motivating the American people,' Michelle Obama emphasized.

'I've always felt a deep sense of obligation to make the biggest impact possible with this incredible platform,' she expressed. 'I wake up every morning in a house that was built by slaves—and I watch my daughters—two beautiful, intelligent, black young women—playing with their dogs on the White House lawn,' the former First Lady reflected.

'It is our fundamental belief in the power of hope that has allowed us to rise above the voices of doubt and division, of anger and fear that we have faced in our own lives and in the life of this country...Lead by example with hope, never fear, and know that I will be with you, rooting for you and working to support you for the rest of my life,' Michelle Obama concluded.

From the Publisher, this book is a keepsake visual retrospective that celebrates one of the most beloved First Ladies of our time, Michelle Obama, through her younger years, family, achievements, elegant fashion, and her profound impact on history.

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