Michelle Obama: “Two terms, eight years. It’s enough.”

Michelle Obama: “Two terms, eight years. It’s enough.”

In her last cover as the First Lady, Michelle Obama stuns on the December issue of Vogue. In the interview, FLOTUS talks about her time in the White House, how the impact of helping others has kept her stable, becoming the First Lady of “Popular Culture” and the legacy she’s leaving as her and her husband, President Barack Obama prepare for life after the White House. Check out some of the excerpts.

First Lady Michelle Obama

On How She Built her legacy as FLOTUS the past 8 years:

I could have spent eight years doing anything, and at some level, it would have been fine. I could have focused on flowers. I could have focused on decor. I could have focused on entertainment. Because any First Lady, rightfully, gets to define her role. There’s no legislative authority; you’re not elected. And that’s a wonderful gift of freedom.

In an email sent by the President, he describes how his wife has taken the role of First Lady and has made it her own:

Like a lot of political spouses, the role was thrust upon her. But I always knew she’d be incredible at it, and put her own unique stamp on the job. That’s because who you see is who she is—the brilliant, funny, generous woman who, for whatever reason, agreed to marry me. I think people gravitate to her because they see themselves in her—a dedicated mom, a good friend, and someone who’s not afraid to poke a little fun at herself from time to time.

On What She’ll Miss About Leaving The White House:

You know, there are little . . . moments. Even today I was looking out at this view here. Looking out on the South Lawn and the Washington Monument and it had just rained and the grass was really green and everything popped a little bit more. It’s soooo beautiful. And for that moment I thought, I’m going to miss waking up to this, having access to this anytime I want. But on the flip side . . . it’s time. I think our democracy has it exactly right: two terms, eight years. It’s enough. Because it’s important to have one foot in reality when you have access to this kind of power. The nature of living in the White House is isolating. And I think Barack and I—because we’re kind of stubborn—we’ve maintained some normalcy, mostly because of the age of our kids. I go out to dinner with my girlfriends; I go to Sasha’s games; Barack has coached a little basketball with Sasha’s team. But at the same time, when you can’t walk into CVS?

Michelle Obama

On Leaving an Imprint on The Kids of Today:

Kids are watching us, I experience it every single day. They hang on my every word, what I wear, what I say. And it’s not just kids at Howard; it’s not just African-American kids. They are writing papers about us. They come to us and they’re like, ‘I dressed like you for Halloween.’

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