First Lady Michelle Obama

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First Lady Michelle Obama speaks at the launch of Joining Forces, a national initiative to support and honor America's service members and their families at the White House, Washington, D.C., 2011. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

Joining Forces event at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, 2011. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

First Lady Michelle Obama and Conan O'Brien participate in a meet and greet with service members, in support of the Joining Forces initiative, at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, 2015. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

First Lady Michelle Obama takes a selfie with a service member at the Fort Campbell Veterans Jobs Summit and Career Forum at Fort Campbell, KY, 2014. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

First Lady Michelle Obama at the Marine Corps Foundation's Toys for Tots drive held at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, 2015. Department of Defense. .

First Lady Michelle Obama at the Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling Toys for Tots Distribution Center in Washington, D.C., 2012. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden promote their Joining Forces initiative during Game 1 of the 2011 World Series, St. Louis, MO, 2011. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

First Lady Michelle Obama jokes with participants in the Wounded Warrior Soldier Ride in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, 2010. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden tour a Warrior and Family Support Center with Judith Markelez, Manager, as part of a two-day Joining Forces military initiative launch, San Antonio, TX, 2011. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

First Lady Michelle Obama speaks to nurses during a visit with military service persons at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany, 2010. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

First Lady Michelle Obama delivers an address on the efforts of the Let's Move! in Alpharetta, GA, 2011. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

First Lady Michelle Obama participates in an event highlighting Iowa’s Healthiest State Initiative, during the First Lady’s tour celebrating the second anniversary of "Let’s Move!" initiative at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, IA, 2012. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

Beyoncé dances with students at PS/MS 161 in Harlem as part of First Lady Michelle Obama's "Let's Move" initiative to fight childhood obesity, New York City, NY, 2011. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images.

First Lady Michelle Obama joins children for a Super Sprowtz show, a "Let's Move!" event at La Petite Academy child care center in Bowie, MD, 2014. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

First Lady Michelle Obama makes a stop on day one of the “Let's Move!” anniversary tour in Clinton, MS, 2013. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

First Lady Michelle Obama exercises with students and Olympic athletes during a “Let's Move!” event at the River Terrace Elementary School in Washington, D.C., 2010. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

First Lady Michelle Obama and others launch a challenge on the White House’s South Lawn to help break the Guinness World Records title for the most people doing jumping jacks in a 24-hour period, Washington, D.C., 2011. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

First Lady Michelle Obama promotes her “Let’s Move!” initiative on the Ellen DeGeneres Show. THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW. Licensed by Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

First Lady Michelle Obama invites schoolchildren to the South Lawn of the White House to learn physical activity skills from members of Washington-area sport teams in the kickoff event for the “Lets Move” South Lawn Series, 2010. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

First Lady Michelle Obama joins students at “Let’s Move! London” at Winfield House in London, England, 2012. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

First Lady Michelle Obama and Mrs. Margarita Zavala, wife of President Felipe Calderon of Mexico, take part in a “Let’s Move!” event at New Hampshire Estates Elementary School in Silverspring, MD, 2010. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

First Lady Michelle Obama joins heads with a child during “Let’s Move! London” at Winfield House in London, England, 2012. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

First Lady Michelle Obama joins students and parents for lunch at a Subway restaurant to announce that Subway will work with Partnership for a Healthier America to help advance the goals of "Let's Move!," in Washington, D.C., 2014. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

First Lady Michelle Obama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu participating in a push-up activity with local youth at a Cape Town Youth Soccer Event in Cape Town, Africa, 2011. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

First Lady Michelle Obama tours the Walmart Neighborhood Market in Springfield, MO, 2013. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

First Lady Michelle Obama and Rachael Ray film the “Let’s Move! Cafeteria Cook Off” kick off competition, a “Let’s Move!” initiative third anniversary tour event at Eastside and Northside Elementary School in Clinton, MS, 2013. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

The First Lady welcomes local students and FoodCorps leaders to the White House for the sixth-annual planting of the White House Kitchen Garden, 2014. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

First Lady Michelle Obama and Sam Kass, Senior Policy Advisor for Healthy Food Initiatives, join students for the spring White House Kitchen Garden planting on the South Grounds, 2012. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

Mrs. Obama and kids planting at The 6th Annual White House Kitchen Garden planting, 2014. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

First Lady Michelle Obama participates in a “Let's Move!” Funny or Die game show taping with Billy Eichner of Billy on the Street, and Big Bird at Safeway in Washington, D.C., 2015. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

First Lady Michelle Obama tapes a "Let's Move!" public service announcement with 2013 NBA Champion Miami Heat players LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, in the Map Room of the White House, 2014. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

First Lady Michelle Obama speaks at the Mulberry School for Girls about the “Let Girls Learn” initiative, London, England, 2015. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

Girls Leading Our World (GLOW) Peace Corps camp, 2016. Courtesy of the Peace Corps.

First Lady Michelle Obama, in support of the “Let Girls Learn initiative, “takes a tour of the WISE Summit Learning Labs during the 2015 World Innovation Summit for Education at the Qatar National Convention Centre in Doha, Qatar, 2015. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

First Lady Michelle Obama and Peace Corps Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet participate in a lesson plan about girls' leadership and self-esteem in support of the “Let Girls Learn” initiative, at the Peace Corps Training Center in Kakata, Liberia, 2016. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

First Lady Michelle Obama greets audience members during a Let Girls Learn event at Centro Metropolitano de Desino in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2016. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

First Lady Michelle Obama discusses the “Let Girls Learn” initiative with Missy Elliot, Sophia Bush, and Diane Warren, moderated by Queen Latifah, during the SXSW (South by Southwest) Music Conference keynote event at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, TX, 2016. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama launched “Let Girls Learn,” a government-wide initiative to help open the doors of an education for girls around the world, 2015. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

Michelle Obama announced a song Wednesday at the South by Southwest Music Festival that brings together some of the biggest female music stars in the service of girls' education globally, 2016. SXSW.

Footage from "The Late Late Show With James Corden." Featuring First Lady Michelle Obama, James Corden, And Missy Elliott. Courtesy of CBS Broadcasting Inc.

First Lady Michelle Obama participates in a photo line with Summyka Qadir and Deepa Kumari, of Pakistan, Noor Abu Ghazaleh, of Jordan, at Bernard B. Jacobs Theater, in New York City, N.Y., 2016. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

First Lady Michelle Obama speaks at the Mulberry School for Girls, 2015. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

First Lady Michelle Obama meets with students in Cambodia as part of the “Let Girls Learn” initiative, 2015. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

First Lady Michelle Obama joins the commencement of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Academic Magnet High School for Health Sciences and Engineering at Historic Pearl High, at the Howard C. Gentry Complex in Nashville, TN, 2013. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and their daughter Malia meet with Malala Yousafzai in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, D.C., 2013. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

First Lady Michelle Obama and Meryl Streep greet Freida Pinto, Isha Sesay and students prior to a conversation with girls, in support of the Let Girls Learn initiative, at Dar Diafa Restaurant in Marrakech, Morocco, 2016. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

First Lady Michelle Obama joins Taiko drummers at center drum prior to a tour of the Fushimi Inari Shinto Shrine in Kyoto, Japan, 2015. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

First Lady Michelle Obama talks with students during a college application rally at the Capital City Public Charter School in Washington, D.C., 2014.National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

First Lady Michelle Obama and Jay Pharoah sing “Go to College.”

First Lady Michelle Obama and Education Secretary Arne Duncan speak with students working on FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) forms during a workshop at T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria, VA, 2014. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

First Lady Michelle Obama participates in the Tuskegee University commencement ceremony in Tuskegee, AL, 2015. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

First Lady Michelle Obama delivers remarks during the Santa Fe Indian School high school commencement in Santa Fe, NM., 2016. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama on College Signing Day, 2015. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama watch the Inaugural Parade from the reviewing stand on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., 2009. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama share a private moment as they ride a freight elevator on their way to the Biden Home State Inaugural Ball at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., 2009. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and their daughters Sasha and Malia in the Oval Office of the White House, 2009. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

First Lady Michelle Obama promotes her Kids and Healthy Eating campaign at Fresh Grocers in Washington, 2010. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

First Lady Michelle Obama shown during a Young African Women Leaders Forum members at the Rosa Parks Library in Soweto, South Africa, 2011. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

First Lady Michelle Obama, in support of the “Joining Forces” initiative, walks on the tarmac with children who participate in the Defending the Blue Line program. Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport in Minneapolis, MN, 2012. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

First Lady Michelle Obama greets police officers and workers while touring the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s One World Trade Center site in New York City, N.Y., 2012. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

First Lady Michelle Obama visits with patients and their families at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, TN, 2014. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

MOVE YOUR BODY 2011 (GET ME BODIED). Performed by Beyoncé. Written by Beyoncé Giselle Knowles, Solange Knowles, Angela Beyince, Sean Garrett, Makeba Riddick, and Kasseem Daoud Dean.Published by B Day Publishing, EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Janice Combs Publishing Inc. Yoga Flames Music, EMI April Music Inc., Solange MW Publishing, Universal Music Corp. on behalf of itself and Swizz Beatz, Songs of Windswept Pacific (BMI) obo Hitco Music (BMI) obo itself and Team S Dot Publishing (BMI), and WC Music Music Corp obo Angela Beyince Music

Courtesy of Columbia Records. By arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment.

GRADUATION. Track ID: TYM_TYM_0009_0610. Composer(s): Chia Da Tsai (BMI) 100%, IPI 1082756052. Publisher: UJOY METRO PARK (BMI) 100%, IPI 487402830. ISRC: QMGXA2137108. APM MUSIC.

THIS IS FOR MY GIRLS. Performed by James Corden, Michelle Obama and Missy Elliott. Music & Lyrics by Diane Warren. Rap Lyrics by Missy Elliott. Published by Realsongs (ASCAP) / Mass Confusion Productions (ASCAP). Courtesy of AOL.

DANCE UNTIL THE END OF TIME. Track ID: MYMA_SCOP_0071_01101.Composer(s): Jennifer Gerette Jordan (SACEM) 34%, IPI 149761442, Eric Rene Starczan (SACEM) 56%, IPI 408184759, Louis Marin Theo Renaud (SACEM) 10%, IPI 639869873. Publisher: MYMA APM (ASCAP) 100%, IPI 801878334. ISRC: FXQ392204620.

GO TO COLLEGE. Performed by Jay Pharoah feat. Michelle Obama. Written by Jay Pharoah, Michael Gregory, Evan Gregory, Andrew Gregory , Sarah Gregory, Pat Cassels, Brian Murphy

Recorded by Jay Pharoah, Elijah Brueggemann, Michelle Obama, Michael Gregory, Evan Gregory, Michael Onufrak, Tony Rodini. Mixing Engineers: Michael Onufrak, Tony Rodini. Mastering Engineer: Dan Millice.

SLEEPLESS DREAMS. Track ID: LQC_INSD_0066_02301. Composer(s): Benjamin Andrew James MacDougall (ASCAP) 15%, IPI 634389917, Zak Alan McNeil (ASCAP) 85%, IPI 776608007. Publisher: Liquid Cinema APM (ASCAP) 100%, IPI 554689504. ISRC: QMXTC1104585. APM MUSIC.