intimidating at first because she's so smart": Rebecca Johnson, "Michelle Obama's the Natural,"
Vogue,
September 2007.
"Some of my earliest memories": Michelle Obama, "Democratic Radio Address," October 25, 2008.
"because [politics] seems like a dirty business": Melinda Henneberger, "Michelle Obama Interview: Her Father's Daughter,"
Reader's Digest,
October 2008.
"reluctant participant": Holly Yeager, "The Heart and Mind of Michelle Obama,"
O Magazine,
November 2007.
"I generally have shielded her from most of my campaigns": Yeager, "The Heart and Mind of Michelle Obama."
"we as a family were extremely cynical": Liza Mundy, "A Series of Fortunate Events,"
Washington Post,
August 12, 2007. See also: Liza Mundy,
Michelle
(New York: Simon and Schuster, 2008), 27.
"People ask me about my kids now": Johnson, "Michelle Obama's the Natural."
"My dad was our rock," "He was our champion, our hero": Michelle Obama, Remarks at the Democratic National Convention, August 25, 2008.
"always had a smile on his face": Mundy,
Michelle,
42.
"Seeing a parent with a disability": Henneberger, "Michelle Obama Interview: Her Father's Daughter."
"As he got sicker": Michelle Obama, Remarks at the Democratic National Convention, August 25, 2008.
"He didn't complain": Mary Mitchell, "Makeup's Too Much Work for Michelle,"
Chicago Sun-Times,
August 7, 2007.
"one of those people ... who are always preparing": Henneberger, "Michelle Obama Interview: Her Father's Daughter."
"When you have a parent with a disability":Yeager, "The Heart and Mind of Michelle Obama."
"She never takes a pass": Johnson, "Michelle Obama's the Natural."
"You never wanted to disappoint him": Wolffe, "Barack's Rock."
"If he was disappointed in you":Yeager, "The Heart and Mind of Michelle Obama."
"We always felt": David Mendell,
Obama: From Promise to Power
(New York: HarperCollins, 2007), 95.
"I always say Michelle raised herself": Cassandra West, "Her Plan Went Awry, but Michelle Obama Doesn't Mind,"
Chicago Tribune,
September 1, 2004.
"It was the greatest gift a child could receive": Michelle Obama, Remarks at the Democratic National Convention, August 25, 2008.
"the smallest room I had ever seen": Rosalind Rossi, "Obama's Anchor,"
Chicago Sun-Times,
January 21, 2007.
"somehow ... she has managed to commit to memory": Craig Robinson, Remarks at the Democratic National Convention, August 25, 2008.
"We told them, 'Make sure you respect your teachers,": Lauren Collins, "The Other Obama: Michelle Obama and the Politics of Candor,"
The New Yorker,
March 10, 2008.
"I always resented it": Harriette Cole, "From a Mother's Eyes,"
Ebony,
September, 2008.
"Yeah, she's got a temper": Susan Saulny, "Michelle Obama Thrives in Campaign Trenches,"
New York Times,
February 14, 2008.
"Life's not fair": M. Charles Bakst, "Brown Coach Robinson a Strong Voice for Brother-in-law Obama,"
Providence Journal,
May 20, 2007.
"When we were young kids, our parents divided the bedroom": Craig Robinson, Remarks at the Democratic National Convention, August 25, 2008.
"If you aren't challenged":Yeager, "The Heart and Mind of Michelle Obama."
"If I can't do it fast":Yeager, "The Heart and Mind of Michelle Obama."
"The academic part": Desmond Vonner, "Coach Has His Own Campaign,"
Hartford Courant,
February 28, 2008.
CHAPTER 2
"It was back-breaking work": Leigh Pressley, "Building a Rice Empire Was Difficult Work,"
Charlotte Observer,
July 9, 2008.
"In the summers": Dusinberre, William,
Them Dark Days: Slavery in the American Rice Swamps
(New York: Oxford University Press, 1995), 312.
"No region offered such fabulous fortunes": William Freehling,
The Road to Disunion
(New York: Oxford University Press, 1991), 214.
"I am actually so startled": Freehling,
Road to Disunion,
215.
"a seedbed of black culture": Charles Joyner,
Shared Traditions: Southern History and Southern Culture
(Champaign: University of Illinois Press, 1999), 94.
"You had the learning in your head": Joyner,
Shared
Vogue,
September 2007.
"Some of my earliest memories": Michelle Obama, "Democratic Radio Address," October 25, 2008.
"because [politics] seems like a dirty business": Melinda Henneberger, "Michelle Obama Interview: Her Father's Daughter,"
Reader's Digest,
October 2008.
"reluctant participant": Holly Yeager, "The Heart and Mind of Michelle Obama,"
O Magazine,
November 2007.
"I generally have shielded her from most of my campaigns": Yeager, "The Heart and Mind of Michelle Obama."
"we as a family were extremely cynical": Liza Mundy, "A Series of Fortunate Events,"
Washington Post,
August 12, 2007. See also: Liza Mundy,
Michelle
(New York: Simon and Schuster, 2008), 27.
"People ask me about my kids now": Johnson, "Michelle Obama's the Natural."
"My dad was our rock," "He was our champion, our hero": Michelle Obama, Remarks at the Democratic National Convention, August 25, 2008.
"always had a smile on his face": Mundy,
Michelle,
42.
"Seeing a parent with a disability": Henneberger, "Michelle Obama Interview: Her Father's Daughter."
"As he got sicker": Michelle Obama, Remarks at the Democratic National Convention, August 25, 2008.
"He didn't complain": Mary Mitchell, "Makeup's Too Much Work for Michelle,"
Chicago Sun-Times,
August 7, 2007.
"one of those people ... who are always preparing": Henneberger, "Michelle Obama Interview: Her Father's Daughter."
"When you have a parent with a disability":Yeager, "The Heart and Mind of Michelle Obama."
"She never takes a pass": Johnson, "Michelle Obama's the Natural."
"You never wanted to disappoint him": Wolffe, "Barack's Rock."
"If he was disappointed in you":Yeager, "The Heart and Mind of Michelle Obama."
"We always felt": David Mendell,
Obama: From Promise to Power
(New York: HarperCollins, 2007), 95.
"I always say Michelle raised herself": Cassandra West, "Her Plan Went Awry, but Michelle Obama Doesn't Mind,"
Chicago Tribune,
September 1, 2004.
"It was the greatest gift a child could receive": Michelle Obama, Remarks at the Democratic National Convention, August 25, 2008.
"the smallest room I had ever seen": Rosalind Rossi, "Obama's Anchor,"
Chicago Sun-Times,
January 21, 2007.
"somehow ... she has managed to commit to memory": Craig Robinson, Remarks at the Democratic National Convention, August 25, 2008.
"We told them, 'Make sure you respect your teachers,": Lauren Collins, "The Other Obama: Michelle Obama and the Politics of Candor,"
The New Yorker,
March 10, 2008.
"I always resented it": Harriette Cole, "From a Mother's Eyes,"
Ebony,
September, 2008.
"Yeah, she's got a temper": Susan Saulny, "Michelle Obama Thrives in Campaign Trenches,"
New York Times,
February 14, 2008.
"Life's not fair": M. Charles Bakst, "Brown Coach Robinson a Strong Voice for Brother-in-law Obama,"
Providence Journal,
May 20, 2007.
"When we were young kids, our parents divided the bedroom": Craig Robinson, Remarks at the Democratic National Convention, August 25, 2008.
"If you aren't challenged":Yeager, "The Heart and Mind of Michelle Obama."
"If I can't do it fast":Yeager, "The Heart and Mind of Michelle Obama."
"The academic part": Desmond Vonner, "Coach Has His Own Campaign,"
Hartford Courant,
February 28, 2008.
CHAPTER 2
"It was back-breaking work": Leigh Pressley, "Building a Rice Empire Was Difficult Work,"
Charlotte Observer,
July 9, 2008.
"In the summers": Dusinberre, William,
Them Dark Days: Slavery in the American Rice Swamps
(New York: Oxford University Press, 1995), 312.
"No region offered such fabulous fortunes": William Freehling,
The Road to Disunion
(New York: Oxford University Press, 1991), 214.
"I am actually so startled": Freehling,
Road to Disunion,
215.
"a seedbed of black culture": Charles Joyner,
Shared Traditions: Southern History and Southern Culture
(Champaign: University of Illinois Press, 1999), 94.
"You had the learning in your head": Joyner,
Shared
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