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swaytosaveothers…flying
acrossthecountrytoputoutafire…drivingforhourstobailoutafloodedtown.
AndI'
veseenitinourmenandwomeninuniformandourproudmilitaryfamilies…inwoundedwarriorswhotell
methey'
renotjustgoingtowalkagain,they'
regoingtorun,andthey'
regoingtorunmarathons…intheyoung
manblindedbyabombinAfghanistanwhosaid,simply,"
…I'
dgivemyeyes100timesagaintohavethechanceto
dowhatIhavedoneandwhatIcanstilldo."
Everyday,thepeopleImeetinspireme…everyday,theymakemeproud…everydaytheyremindmehowblessedwe
aretoliveinthegreatestnationonearth.
ServingasyourFirstLadyisanhonorandaprivilege…butbackwhenwefirstcametogetherfouryearsago,I
stillhadsomeconcernsaboutthisjourneywe'
dbegun.
WhileIbelieveddeeplyinmyhusband'
svisionforthiscountry…andIwascertainhewouldmakean
extraordinaryPresident…likeanymother,Iwasworriedaboutwhatitwouldmeanforourgirlsifhegotthat
chance.
Howwouldwekeepthemgroundedundertheglareofthenationalspotlight?
Howwouldtheyfeelbeinguprootedfromtheirschool,theirfriends,andtheonlyhomethey'
deverknown?
OurlifebeforemovingtoWashingtonwasfilledwithsimplejoys…Saturdaysatsoccergames,Sundaysat
grandma'
shouse…andadatenightforBarackandmewaseitherdinneroramovie,becauseasanexhaustedmom,I
couldn'
tstayawakeforboth.
Andthetruthis,Ilovedthelifewehadbuiltforourgirls…IdeeplylovedthemanIhadbuiltthatlifewith
…andIdidn'
twantthattochangeifhebecamePresident.
IlovedBarackjustthewayhewas.
Yousee,eventhoughbackthenBarackwasaSenatorandapresidentialcandidate…tome,hewasstilltheguy
who'
dpickedmeupforourdatesinacarthatwassorustedout,Icouldactuallyseethepavementgoingby
throughaholeinthepassengersidedoor…hewastheguywhoseproudestpossessionwasacoffeetablehe'
d
foundinadumpster,andwhoseonlypairofdecentshoeswashalfasizetoosmall.
ButwhenBarackstartedtellingmeabouthisfamily–that'
swhenIknewIhadfoundakindredspirit,someone
whosevaluesandupbringingweresomuchlikemine.
Yousee,BarackandIwerebothraisedbyfamilieswhodidn'
thavemuchinthewayofmoneyormaterial
possessionsbutwhohadgivenussomethingfarmorevaluable–theirunconditionallove,theirunflinching
sacrifice,andthechancetogoplacestheyhadneverimaginedforthemselves.
Myfatherwasapumpoperatoratthecitywaterplant,andhewasdiagnosedwithMultipleSclerosiswhenmy
brotherandIwereyoung.
Andevenasakid,Iknewtherewereplentyofdayswhenhewasinpain…Iknewtherewereplentyofmornings
whenitwasastruggleforhimtosimplygetoutofbed.
Buteverymorning,Iwatchedmyfatherwakeupwithasmile,grabhiswalker,prophimselfupagainstthe
bathroomsink,andslowlyshaveandbuttonhisuniform.
Andwhenhereturnedhomeafteralongday'
swork,mybrotherandIwouldstandatthetopofthestairstoour
littleapartment,patientlywaitingtogreethim…watchingashereacheddowntoliftoneleg,andthenthe
other,toslowlyclimbhiswayintoourarms.
Butdespitethesechallenges,mydadhardlyevermissedadayofwork…heandmymomweredeterminedtogiveme
andmybrotherthekindofeducationtheycouldonlydreamof.
AndwhenmybrotherandIfinallymadeittocollege,nearlyallofourtuitioncamefromstudentloansand
grants.Butmydadstillhadtopayatinyportionofthattuitionhimself.
Andeverysemester,hewasdeterminedtopaythatbillrightontime,eventakingoutloanswhenhefellshort.
Hewassoproudtobesendinghiskidstocollege…andhemadesurewenevermissedaregistrationdeadline
becausehischeckwaslate.
Yousee,formydad,that'
swhatitmeanttobeaman.
Likesomanyofus,thatwasthemeasureofhissuccessinlife–beingabletoearnadecentlivingthat
allowedhimtosupporthisfamily.
AndasIgottoknowBarack,Irealizedthateventhoughhe'
dgrownupallthewayacrossthecountry,he'
dbeen
broughtupjustlikeme.
Barackwasraisedbyasinglemotherwhostruggledtopaythebills,andbygrandparentswhosteppedinwhenshe
neededhelp.
Barack'
sgrandmotherstartedoutasasecretaryatacommunitybank…andshemovedquicklyuptheranks…but
likesomanywomen,shehitaglassceiling.
Andforyears,mennomorequalifiedthanshewas–menshehadactuallytrained–werepromoteduptheladder
aheadofher,earningmoreandmoremoneywhileBarack'
sfamilycontinuedtoscrapeby.
Butdayafterday,shekeptonwakingupatdawntocatchthebus…arrivingatworkbeforeanyoneelse…giving
herbestwithoutcomplaintorregret.
AndshewouldoftentellBarack,"
Solongasyoukidsdowell,Bar,that'
sallthatreallymatters."
LikesomanyAmericanfamilies,ourfamiliesweren'
taskingformuch.
Theydidn'
tbegrudgeanyoneelse'
ssuccessorcarethatothershadmuchmorethantheydid...infact,they
admiredit.
TheysimplybelievedinthatfundamentalAmericanpromisethat,evenifyoudon'
tstartoutwithmuch,ifyou
workhardanddowhatyou'
resupposedtodo,thenyoushouldbeabletobuildadecentlifeforyourselfandan
evenbetterlifeforyourkidsandgrandkids.
That'
showtheyraisedus…that'
swhatwelearnedfromtheirexample.
Welearnedaboutdignityanddecency–thathowhardyouworkmattersmorethanhowmuchyoumake…thathelping
othersmeansmorethanjustgettingaheadyourself.
Welearnedabouthonestyandintegrity–thatthetruthmatters…thatyoudon'
ttakeshortcutsorplaybyyour
ownsetofrules…andsuccessdoesn'
tcountunlessyouearnitfairandsquare.
Welearnedaboutgratitudeandhumility–thatsomanypeoplehadahandinoursuccess,fromtheteacherswho
inspiredustothejanitorswhokeptourschoolclean…andweweretaughttovalueeveryone'
scontributionand
treateveryonewithrespect.
ThosearethevaluesBarackandI–andsomanyofyou–aretryingtopassontoourownchildren.
swhoweare.
Andstandingbeforeyoufouryearsago,IknewthatIdidn'
twantanyofthattochangeifBarackbecame
President.Well,today,aftersomanystrugglesandtriumphsandmomentsthathavetestedmyhusbandinwaysI
nevercouldhaveimagined,Ihaveseenfirsthandthatbeingpresidentdoesn'
tchangewhoyouare–itreveals
whoyouare.
Yousee,I'
vegottentoseeupcloseandpersonalwhatbeingpresidentreallylookslike.
veseenhowtheissuesthatcomeacrossaPresident'
sdeskarealwaysthehardones–theproblemswhere
noamountofdataornumberswillgetyoutotherightanswer…thejudgmentcallswherethestakesaresohigh,
andthereisnomarginforerror.
AndasPresident,youcangetallkindsofadvicefromallkindsofpeople.
Butattheendoftheday,whenitcomestimetomakethatdecision,asPresident,allyouhavetoguideyouare
yourvalues,andyourvision,andthelifeexperiencesthatmakeyouwhoyouare.
Sowhenitcomestorebuildingoureconomy,Barackisthinkingaboutfolkslikemydadandlikehisgrandmother.
He'
sthinkingaboutthepridethatcomesfromahardday'
swork.
swhyhesignedtheLillyLedbetterFairPayActtohelpwomengetequalpayforequalwork.
swhyhecuttaxesforworkingfamiliesandsmallbusinessesandfoughttogettheautoindustrybackon
itsfeet.
showhebroughtoureconomyfromthebrinkofcollapsetocreatingjobsagain–jobsyoucanraisea
familyon,goodjobsrighthereintheUnitedStatesofAmerica.
Whenitcomestothehealthofourfamilies,Barackrefusedtolistentoallthosefolkswhotoldhimtoleave
healthreformforanotherday,anotherpresident.
Hedidn'
tcarewhetheritwastheeasythingtodopolitically–that'
snothowhewasraised–hecaredthat
itwastherightthingtodo.
HediditbecausehebelievesthathereinAmerica,ourgrandparentsshouldbeabletoaffordtheirmedicine…
ourkidsshouldbeabletoseeadoctorwhenthey'
resick…andnooneinthiscountryshouldevergobroke
becauseofanaccidentorillness.
Andhebelievesthatwomenaremorethancapableofmakingourownchoicesaboutourbodiesandourhealthcare
…that'
swhatmyhusbandstandsfor.
Whenitcomestogivingourkidstheeducationtheydeserve,Barackknowsthatlikemeandlikesomanyofyou,
henevercould'
veattendedcollegewithoutfinancialaid.
Andbelieveitornot,whenwewerefirstmarried,ourcombinedmonthlystudentloanbillswereactuallyhigher
thanourmortgage.
Weweresoyoung,soinlove,andsoindebt.
swhyBarackhasfoughtsohardtoincreasestudentaidandkeepinterestratesdown,becausehewants
everyyoungpersontofulfilltheirpromiseandbeabletoattendcollegewithoutamountainofdebt.
Sointheend,forBarack,theseissuesaren'
tpolitical–they'
repersonal.
BecauseBarackknowswhatitmeans
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