
The new First Lady made her White House speaking debut Thursday for a cause and celebration close to her heart.
Michelle Obama warmly welcomed an overjoyed crowd invited to the White House for her husband’s first bill-signing - a law designed to assure equal pay for women.
“As I told guests, feel free, walk around, touch some stuff,” an inviting Obama said to laughter as she welcomed the 150 or so guests, including Secretary of State Clinton, in the White House’s State Dining Room.
“Just don’t break anything. It’s what I try to tell my kids.”
The “don’t break anything” line was a reprise of President Obama’s gentle reminder last week to a visiting group. Read the rest of this entry »