Obamas always wanted to be“authentic” during the presidency-Michelle.

By Shobhna Jain | Posted on 15th Jun 2016 | देश
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Washington, June 15,(VNI)'Before entering White House,Obama wanted to be “authentic” during the presidency.' First lady Michelle Obama said in an interview given to celebrity television Host Oprah Winfrey .The interview was the highlight of the White House’s first ever'United State of Women' Summit. इन this interview the First Lady talked about how she and her husband always wanted to be “authentic” during the presidency.Sharing her thoughts about husband Barack Obama, she said “I told people from the very start, Barack Obama is exactly who he says he is. "He’s an authentic man as he came in and he’s going to leave as the same person,” she said. Mr Obama gave a speech at the summit, too, where he said: "I might be a bit grayer now, but this is what a feminist looks like." When her husband told her he wanted to run for president, first lady admitted that her first reaction was: “Are you crazy? Just chill." But Ms Obama said she was also proud of using her platform to improve healthy eating in schools and launch her charity, Let Girls Learn, which aims to send six million girls from around the world to school. After eight years of living at the White House in Washington DC, Ms Obama said she was looking forward to "slowly going back to normal life”. The family have already chosen a new house, two miles from the government building. “I want to walk down the street, I want to sit in a yard that is not a national park. I want to go to departmental store , again. I’ve heard so many things have changed,” she joked. “I tell my friends they will have to give me re-entry training. summit. drawing a crowd of 5,000 people and featuring hundreds of speakers including the president, vice president Joe Biden, Gloria Steinem and many other celebraties attended this summit. “Be better at everything,” her message to big gathering with loud cheers and applause. When Ms. Winfrey asked about what men could do in order to drive change towards gender equality. Ms Obama had a simple message. "Be better fathers. Love your daughters and provide a solid example of what it means to be a good man in the world. “Be engaged. Don’t think that just going to work and coming home makes you a man. “Be a better employer. Be better.' Thats perhaps the mantra.VNI

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