First Lady Michelle Obama
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Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres dances with first lady Michelle Obama during a taping of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" in Burbank, Calif.
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Barack Obama and first lady Michelle smile after receiving team jerseys and bats at an event honoring the 2011 Baseball World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals at the White House.
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Michelle Obama dances onstage during "Random Dancing" with cast members of the Nickelodeon television show iCarly during a screening of an episode of the show featuring Obama at Hayfield Secondary School in Alexandria, Va. The first lady appears on an episode honoring military families and kids.
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Michelle Obama joins students at the food line to pick up lunch items at the cafeteria of Parklawn Elementary School in Alexandria, Va. The first lady, accompanied by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and celebrity cook Rachael Ray, visited the school to speak to students and parents about the USDA's new nutrition standards for school lunches.
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Michelle Obama and Bo, the Obama family dog, greet audience members at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C.
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First lady Michelle Obama talks on the phone to children across the country as part of the annual NORAD Tracks Santa program.
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Michelle Obama picks up 8-month-old Cooper Wall Wagner while greeting military personnel and their families at the mess hall of Marine Base Hawaii at Kaneohe Bay on Christmas Day.
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Michelle Obama leads young visitors past the official White House Christmas Tree in the Blue Room. Mrs. Obama welcomed military families to the White House for the first viewing of the 2011 holiday decorations.
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Michelle Obama, accompanied by Santa Claus, reads "A Visit From St. Nicholas" ("The Night Before Christmas") at the Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C.
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Michelle Obama hugs a soldier at Fort Bragg, N.C.
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Michelle Obama holds an excited toddler as she delivers toys and gifts donated by Executive Office staff to the Marine Corps' Toys for Tots campaign at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in Washington, D.C.
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Michelle Obama adds packages to a pile for the Marine Corps' Toys for Tots campaign.
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First Lady Michelle Obama talks with (from left) Darius Rucker, Kris Kristofferson, and Lisa Meyers in the Old Family Dining Room of the White House before “The History of Country Music: From Barn Dances to Pop Charts” interactive workshop for local students.
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Michelle Obama is joined by Kermit the Frog, from the Muppets, as she reads a story during the 2011 National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on The Ellipse near the White House in Washington, D.C.
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Guinness Book of World Records holder John Cassidy performs a balloon act for Michelle Obama in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House on Oct. 11, 2011.
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Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden, with veteran James Sperry and his daughter, Hannah, pause for the national anthem prior to Game 1 of the World Series at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on Oct. 19, 2011.
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Michelle Obama and White House chefs join children from Bancroft and Tubman Elementary Schools to harvest vegetables during the third annual White House Kitchen Garden fall harvest on the South Lawn on Oct. 5, 2011.
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Michelle Obama participates in the National Day of Play on the Ellipse in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 24, 2011.
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Michelle Obama reacts to something the President whispered to her at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in between events related to the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
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Michelle Obama plays table tennis with members of the band Big Time Rush in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House during a taping for Nickelodeon's Worldwide Day of Play on Sept. 24, 2011.
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President Obama, first lady Michelle and their daughters Sasha and Malia watch the World Cup soccer game between the U.S. and Japan, from the Treaty Room office in the residence of the White House on July 17, 2011.
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Michelle Obama and kids double-dutch jump rope during a taping for the Presidential Active Lifestyle Award challenge and Nickelodeon's Worldwide Day of Play, on the South Lawn of the White House on July 15, 2011.
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Michelle Obama huddles with children during a Joining Forces event with military families at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. on July 5, 2011.
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President Obama and first lady Michelle watch fireworks from the roof of the White House on July 4, 2011.
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Michelle Obama meets with former President Nelson Mandela of South Africa at Mandela's home in Houghton, South Africa on June 21, 2011.
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Michelle Obama waits to be introduced during an event at the Claremont Hotel Club & Spa in Berkeley, Calif. on June 14, 2011.
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Michelle Obama talks with children as they have lunch at CentroNía Childcare Center in Washington, D.C. on June 8, 2011.
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President Obama watches as first lady Michelle draws a pint at Ollie Hayes’ Pub in Moneygall, Ireland on May 23, 2011.
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First Lady Michelle Obama greets students following a Flash Mob Dance at Alice Deal Middle School in Washington, D.C. on May 3, 2011.
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President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle comfort people at Holt Elementary School in Holt, Ala. on April 29, 2011. The President and First Lady traveled to Alabama to visit storm damaged neighborhoods and meet with families affected by deadly tornadoes.
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Michelle Obama lifts a baby while greeting the crowd at the annual Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House on April 25, 2011.
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Michelle Obama, Dr. Jill Biden and Martha Stewart drop by Operation Shower, a celebration for pregnant women whose husbands are service members, at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina on April 13, 2011.
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Michelle Obama greets Marines following her remarks to 3,000 Marines, soldiers, sailors, and military family members at Memorial Field House in Camp Lejeune, N.C. on April 13, 2011.