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January 28th, 2009 at 11:53 am

Michelle Obama US Weekly Magazine February 2009 Cover, Photos

Michelle Obama US Weekly Magazine cover February 2009 cover

First Lady Michelle Obama and her daughters Sasha and Malia Obama grace the cover of US Weekly Magazine February 2, 2009 issue. See the cover, recent photos and video of the new First Lady. The magazine cover is Michelle Obama’s first solo appearance on US Weekly’s cover, without President Barack Obama, whom the magazine covered featured previously in their “I think I’m a pretty cool dad” story in January 2009.

Michelle Obama with daughters Malia and Sasha Obama on Inauguration Day, January 20, 2009

The magazine cover story is “Secrets of a White House Mom: Michelle Obama’s keeping it real: Pottery Barn decor, no nanny, J. Crew fashion, romantic dinners. Inside the First Lady’s private world.” The First Lady has said publicly that her first priority is taking care of her daughters and helping them to adjust to White House life. She recently, spoke out, through her press secretary, against Ty Inc.’s exploitation of her daughters with their “Sweet Sasha” and “Marvelous Malia ” dolls, for instance.

Michelle Obama with daughters Malia and Sasha Obama and mother Marian Robinson on Inauguration Day, January 20, 2009

A recent article in the Telegraph.co.uk takes an in-depth look what the new First Lady’s role might be.

Her task, says Boston University social scientist Professor Thomas Whalen, an author of books on the presidency, will be to beat her own path between first motherhood and a co-presidency.

“She’s going to exercise what I would call soft power,” says Professor Whalen. “She’s trying to steer a kind of middle course between a Jacqueline Kennedy, who put an emphasis on family, and a politically active Eleanor Roosevelt.”

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama at the Inaugural Parade, January 20, 2009

Mrs Obama has made clear that she will have no public schedule while she helps her daughters Malia, 10, and Sasha, seven, acclimatise to the White House bubble. “Her primary focus this week is getting the kids settled,” says her spokeswoman, Katie McCormick Lelyveld. “She is focused entirely on getting unpacked.”

Barack Obama and Michelle Obama with daughter Sasha Obama on Inauguration Day, January 20, 2009

But in her first interview as First Lady on Wednesday, Mrs Obama said that she was excited about her new life “because I think there’s a lot that can be done with this platform”. She plans to take a lead on issues relating to military families and work-life balance for women. Her policy director, Jocelyn Frye, worked for a charity that championed equality at work.

The article continues: Michelle Obama: the real power behind the presidency

Here is a video report on the First Lady and her daughter’s transition to life in the White House.

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