“Barack and I — as partners, as friends and as lovers — we accessorize each other in many ways, the best thing I love having on me is Barack on my arm and vice versa, whether it’s having him standing there smiling at me, or watching him mesmerize a crowd or talk to some seniors in a senior center.”

“My first job in all honesty is going to continue to be mom-in-chief, making sure that in this transition, which will be even more of a transition for the girls … that they are settled and that they know they will continue to be the center of our universe.”