Michelle Obama Watch

Sunlen Miller and Yunji de Nies of ABCNews report that Michelle Obama's Inaugrual gown will be headed to the Smithsonian. First Lady Michelle Obama will be donating her inaugural gown to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History; it was announced today by the First Lady’s office. The white, one shoulder silk chiffon Jason Wu dress will join the ranks at the American History museum in Washington, D.C. of other First Lady’s famous dresses –Jackie Kennedy, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Helen Taft, among others. Mrs. ... Read More

- First Lady Michelle Obama runs in a race as she promotes the "Let's Move" program during an event with local kids and the U.S. Soccer Foundation at City Center in Washington, D.C., March 5, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Samantha Appleton) Hey folks, this is Gina. AAAAAAH! I Played soccer as a wee lass. I was a fullback or "defender." And yes, I was a fat child who played soccer for those that were wondering. I'm all for exercise and ... Read More

Today First Lady Michelle Obama will take her Let's Move! initiative to a Washington, DC soccer clinic. According to the First Lady's Press Office... "Mrs Obama join the US Soccer Foundation, Major League Soccer, Women’s Professional Soccer, the National Alliance for Hispanic Health and others at the clinic to highlight the Let’s Move! campaign and the importance of children getting 60 minutes of active play each day. This event will build on Major League Soccer’s support of Let’s Move! by expanding outreach and ... Read More

Yesterday First Lady Michelle Obama  visited Brinkley Middle & Pecan Park Elementary Schools, in Jacksonville, Mississippi, as part of her Let's Move! campaign to reduce childhood obesity in a generation and promote healthy eating. Mrs Obama was greeted by loud cheers and applause. This is truly a non-partisan issue that requires all who love children to make healthy changes. As Mom-In-Chief Michelle Obama knows that there are times that you must motivate by encouraging positive behavior and she did exactly that when she visited the  schools. Brinkley ... Read More

Yesterday First Lady Michelle Obama celebrated the 106th birthday of famed children's author Dr Seuss at the National Education Association's (NEA) 2010 Read Across America Day. Mrs Obama was joined by Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and NEA President Dennis Van Roekel. Read Across America Day's goal is  to spread the importance of reading and education. In honor of Dr Seuss the First Lady read The Cat In The Hat and then took questions from the children in the audience with the Education Secretary.  Posted by Aminah Hanan     Read More

Yesterday First Lady Michelle Obama addressed the School Nutrition Association’s Legislative Action Conference at the JW Marriott in Washington, DC. Mrs Obama discussed the importance of school nutrition as part of the recently launched Let’s Move! Campaign. According to statistics, many children consume as much as half of their daily calories at school. More than 31 million children participate in the National School Lunch Program and with more than 11 million participating in the National School Breakfast Program, good nutrition at school is more important ... Read More

Sandra McElwaine of the The Daily Beast says, "Don't Cry for Desiree." Her article proclaims that Desiree was never really the right person for the job.  Says McElwaine, "Let’s face it, she was never right for the job. Traditional White House social secretaries are behind the scenes, detail-oriented worker bees who toil from dawn to dusk polishing guest lists, overseeing menus, and delicately smoothing over last-minute catastrophes. The highly visible and glamorous former corporate executive could never play that role. With her trendy ... Read More

This is Gina. I know.I know. Many of you didn't like Desiree Roger's high profile. But say what you want to say about Desiree, if she had anything to do with the thousands of ordinary Americans getting unprecedented access to the White House and the First Lady, then she did a fabulous job. I'm not going to toss aside the Healthy Kids Fair, the Music Series, the Mentoring Program, the White House Garden, and all the other events which brought ordinary individuals ... Read More

Behold the new White House Social Secretary and Deputy Assistant to the President... Today the White House Press Office released this statement... The White House today announced Julianna Smoot has been named Deputy Assistant to the President and Social Secretary. She joins the White House staff from the office of U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk, where she serves as Chief of Staff.  “Julianna shares our commitment to creating an inclusive, dynamic and culturally vibrant White House, and Michelle and I are pleased to have her join ... Read More

This just in - White House Social Secretary Desiree Rogers has resigned. After presiding over 300+ White House events and helping to make it the People's House, Rogers will call it quits next month. It's a few months later than what I predicted, but nonetheless it has happened. According to Politico... White House Social Secretary Desiree Rogers will leave her post next month, according to a White House source, months after she drew criticism for a major security breach at a state dinner in November. Rogers, who plans ... Read More