Bio Michelle Obama
“Each of us also comes here tonight," Michelle Obama told the Democratic National Convention in 2008, "by our own improbable journey” and...
Michelle Obama
- Photographer
- Chuck Kennedy
- Date of Work
- February 12, 2013
- Type
- Photograph
- Credit
- Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy
Michelle Obama
This portrait of First Lady Michelle Obama was taken by White House photographer Chuck Kennedy during President Barack Obama's second term, which began on January 20, 2013. Mrs. Obama holds degrees from Princeton University and a law degree from Harvard.
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