I am so proud to have you as our First Lady. It's still never blase for me. You are everything this President and this country need you to be during these difficult times.
Happy Birthday, Mrs. Obama.
WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 8: (AFP OUT) U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama arrive at the White House September 8, 2010 in Washington, DC. The President was traveling to Cleveland, Ohio to deliver remarks on the economy at Cuyahoga Community College West Campus and the First Lady attended a "Let's Move" event in Louisiana.
----Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images
Jan. 20, 2010
"Samantha Appleton captured this scene as the First Lady greeted a young visitor touring the White House during a surprise visit in the Blue Room with family dog Bo on the anniversary of the inauguration."
---Official White House Photo by Samantha Appleton
WASHINGTON - MARCH 19: U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama (L) hugs student Truddie Dee Hawkins (R) during her visit to Anacostia High School March 19, 2009 in Washington, DC. The first lady had a roundtable discussion with students at the school to mark the Women's History Month.
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US First Lady Michelle Obama (R) and her daughter Sasha arrive at the Marivent Palace in Palma de Mallorca, on August 8, 2010. US First Lady Michelle Obama and her daughter Sasha will have lunch with Spain's King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia at their summer palace on the Balearic island of Majorca before heading back to the United States after spending a few days of holidays in the Mediterranean city of Marbella .
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First lady Michelle Obama and her daughter Malia Obama deplane Air Force One, Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md, as they return from a Hawaii vacation.
---AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster