Barack Obama Archives

First Lady Michelle Obama attends an event discussing the need for health insurance reform and its impact on women and families on Friday (September 18) at the White House in Washington, D.C.

“The status quo is unacceptable,” Michelle said. “It is holding women and families back. [Women are] disproportionately affected by this issue because of the roles that we play in families. [And women] are more likely to work part-time, or to work in small companies or businesses that don’t provide any insurance at all.”

Other pictures include President Barack Obama and the First Lady at a ceremony to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Sergeant First Class Jared C. Monti at the White House on September 17. Monti sacrificed his own life in an effort to save a injured comrade while on patrol in Afghanistan June 21, 2006.

Also pictured: Michelle visiting the opening of FRESHFARM’s newest farmers’ market on September 17. The idea to have a farmers market just a block from the White House came about from Michelle’s popular “White House Garden” that she started back in March. The garden has inspired people around the world to start growing their own produce and to start buying from the local farmers.

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First Lady Michelle Obama greets audience members at the CHCI 32nd Annual Awards in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday (September 16).

Honorees included singer Marc Anthony, who celebrated his 41st birthday and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from President Obama. The president also said that Hispanic members of Congress should be proud of Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the first Latina Justice.

The ceremony comes at the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month, which is celebrated from September 15 to October 15.

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President Obama has inadvertently put his name into the Kanye West/Taylor Swift controversy after stating that Kanye is a “jackass” for what he did at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday.

When asked about the incident, President Obama said, “I thought that was really inappropriate. You know it was like she’s getting an award. Why are you butting in? The young lady seems like a perfectly nice person. She’s getting her award. What he’s doing up there? He’s a jackass!”

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President Barack Obama presents the Medal of Freedom to legendary tennis player Billie Jean King, Academy Award-winning actor Sidney Poitier and 14 others during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday (August 12).

The President presented the medal to recipients, granting them the highest civilian honor in the United States. Other recipients included: Stephen Hawking, Sen. Edward Kennedy, Harvey Milk, Jack Kemp, Sandra Day O’Connor and Desmond Tutu.

Billie Jean King is the founder of the Women’s Sports Foundation, a national charitable educational organization dedicated to advancing the lives of girls and women through physical activity. She has tirelessly worked with this organization to equally encourage sons and daughters to be active and healthy. To support this cause, donate to WomensSportsFoundation.org!

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First Lady Michelle Obama and her daughters Malia and Sasha order cheeseburgers, onion rings, fries, and milkshakes from former Top Chef contestant Spike Mendelsohn’s Good Stuff Eatery on Thursday (August 6) in Washington D.C.

“They got the burgers medium,” a spy tells Page Six. “Three starving Secret Service guys were literally standing over the grill as Spike made the burgers, but didn’t eat.” Fellow patrons reportedly had their cellphones temporarily confiscated to prevent pictures from being taken.

Other pictures include President Barack Obama, his mother-in-law Marian Robinson and the rest of the family on their way to Camp David via helicopter Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on August 1 in Washington, D.C.

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First Lady Michelle Obama holds hands with her husband, President Barack Obama, before he addresses a reception for ambassadors to the United States on Monday (July 27) in the Grand Foyer of the White House in Washington, D.C.

“For centuries diplomats have come together to discuss war and peace, commerce and exchange,” Obama said. “But now it is hard to think of an issue that matters to our people that does not depend in some way upon cooperation among nations… And that’s one reason why I came into office with a strong commitment to renew American diplomacy and to start a new era of engagement with the world.”

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First Lady Michelle Obama (in Michael Kors) arrives to address the Design Awards luncheon in the East Room of The White House in Washington, D.C., on Friday (July 24).

“An educational foundation is only part of the equation,” said Obama, who wants to expose more kids to the arts. “In order for creativity to flourish and imagination to take hold, we also need to expose our children to the arts from a very young age. We need to ensure that our children have both — knowledge and imagination. I know I want that for my girls. They deserve to have access to a good education and access to ideas and images that will spark their creativity.”

Later in the day, Michelle and President Barack Obama along with Commandant of the Marine Corps, General James Conway and his wife attended the Marine Corps Evening Parade at the Marine Barracks in Washington, D.C.

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