Exclusive Book Excerpt from ‘The Obamas’: The Challenges of Parenting in the White House
Read about the first couple’s complicated history in this regard, the way they closely protect their daughters while also sharing their stories and images with voters, in the following excerpt from my book THE OBAMAS.
Mar 19, 2012
By, Jodi Kantor
Mar 2, 2012
n my five years of covering Barack and Michelle Obama, I’ve often thought that the president would never have gotten to the White House without his daughters. From early in his political career, they added immensely to his appeal, humanizing a candidate with an unfamiliar name and professorial air. Now, as the 2012 race gets into full swing, American voters are more enthusiastic about Barack Obama as a father and family man than they are about his stewardship of the economy. So how often will Malia and Sasha Obama appear in public during the 2012 presidential race? Read about the first couple’s complicated history in this regard, the way they closely protect their daughters while also sharing their stories and images with voters, in the following excerpt from my book THE OBAMAS.
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Mar 19, 2012
By, Jodi Kantor
Mar 2, 2012
n my five years of covering Barack and Michelle Obama, I’ve often thought that the president would never have gotten to the White House without his daughters. From early in his political career, they added immensely to his appeal, humanizing a candidate with an unfamiliar name and professorial air. Now, as the 2012 race gets into full swing, American voters are more enthusiastic about Barack Obama as a father and family man than they are about his stewardship of the economy. So how often will Malia and Sasha Obama appear in public during the 2012 presidential race? Read about the first couple’s complicated history in this regard, the way they closely protect their daughters while also sharing their stories and images with voters, in the following excerpt from my book THE OBAMAS.
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