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March 17th, 2009 at 1:30 pm

Michelle Obama New York Magazine March 2009 Cover, Photos

Michelle Obama New York Magazine cover, March 23, 2009
First Lady Michelle Obama graces the cover of New York Magazine March 23, 2009 issue. See the cover, recent photos and video here. Several essays in the issue explore the new First Lady as a icon and reflect upon her influence upon politics and pop culture as the first African-American First Lady.

All of the essays are online, and are written by several prominent writers, each taking an in-depth look at the history that is unfolding before us. Subjects range from Michelle Obama’s childhood and the influence of her father upon her life, to an analysis of the early controversies during the Presidential campaign over statements she made, to her fashion icon status and much more.

Sam Anderson wryly notes that Michelle Obama is very tall.

Michelle Obama is heroically, confoundingly, inspiringly, troublingly, soothingly, nation-unitingly, international-incident-launchingly tall. Among first ladies, only Eleanor Roosevelt, who stood seven foot three in farm boots, could begin to rival her magisterial altitude. (Jackie Kennedy was actually four six and made all public appearances on shapely ergonomic flesh-colored stilts.) Mrs. Obama’s exact height has been a subject of serious debate for many years now. Some authorities list her at five eleven, others at five nine or five ten, while others insist that she exceeds traditional human measures altogether.

Source: That’s One Tall Woman

See: The Power of Michelle Obama for the full table of contents and links to the essays as listed below.

The Meanings of an Icon By Jennifer Senior
The First Couple’s Sexual Politics By Stacy Schiff
From ‘Militant’ to ‘Princess’ By Margo Jefferson
Extending the Obama Brand By Michelle Cottle
Her Body, Ourselves By Terry McMillan
The Hero’s Foil By David Samuels
About Face By Andrew Holleran
Good White House Keeping By Caitlin Flanagan
A Timeline of Michelle’s Life
The First Wives’ Club By Amy Bloom
Why We Crave a Royal Michelle By Joseph O’Neill
The Sibling Dynamic By Thomas Mallon
Why She’s Her Father’s Daughter By Edwidge Danticat
The Fashion Question By Rivka Galchen
The Edible Is Political By Susan Burton
It Takes a Grandma By Katie Roiphe
That’s One Tall Woman By Sam Anderson

Cover image source: Mark Pasetsky’s CoverAwards

More Michelle Obama pictures and video after the jump…

Below are recent photos of First Lady Michelle Obama taken during her visit to the Dept of the Interior on February 9, 2009.

Here is a recent video report on First Lady Michelle Obama.