And it isn't really new because she's been the first lady in my life for a long time.

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As a nursing student, my first summer job was taking care of an older lady at her home.

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As I told the young women at the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School in London during our recent trip, I told them there was nothing in my life that would suggest that I would become First Lady.

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Along with drummer Shelley Manne and bass player Leroy Vinegar, he recorded the first jazz version of a Broadway score for My Fair Lady.

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And I also -- before I go any further -- I want to acknowledge one of my dear friends who is here with us, the First Lady of Mexico, Mrs.

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But no, as a matter of fact, I mean, the notion of being First Lady of the United States -- there had never been anybody of my race who had been here.

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My use of social media has allowed me to develop and market the platform on which the First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, will hold a historic roundtable on Mamiverse, an online magazine for Latina mothers.

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