Michelle Obama

b. 1964 · Lawyer, author & First Lady of the United States (2009–2017)

Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama (born 1964) is an American attorney and author who served as First Lady from 2009 to 2017. A Princeton and Harvard Law graduate, she became one of the most visible and quoted public figures of her era; her 2018 memoir Becoming was a record-breaking bestseller. Her 2016 convention line “when they go low, we go high” became a defining political catchphrase of the decade.

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