Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey embrace at a rally for Barack Obama December 8, 2007 in Des Moines, Iowa. O magazine coverUs Magazine
It's the first time Winfrey has invited somebody to appear alongside her instead of appearing alone. Obama dons a Michael Kors dress and Dear Cashmere cardigan, while Winfrey wears a dress by Rachel Roy New York.
In the interview -- Obama's first inside the White House -- the duo talk about everything from making the home more comfortable to her daughters' waning excitement about their dad being president.
MICHELLE'S DECORATING PHILOSOPHY:
"It will reflect our family. I want comfortable sofas, I want art that reflects contemporary and traditional, I want to bring in new American artisans," she adds, "and you've got to be able to make a fort with the sofa pillows! Everything must be fort-worthy."
See photos of every single first lady in history.
MICHELLE'S WHITE HOUSE VISION:
"It's a beautiful home. When you go out and come back, especially at night, with all the white lights on--it's just beautiful. We feel privileged, and we feel a responsibility to make it feel like the people's house. We have the good fortune of being able to sleep here, but this house belongs to America"
Check out the Obama family album.
WHAT MICHELLE "KNOWS FOR SURE" IN LIFE:
"I know that all I can do is be the best me that I can. And live life with some gusto. Giving back is a big part of that. How am I going to share this experience with the American people? Im always thinking about that."
KEEPING IN TOUCH WITH FRIENDS:
That's the thing about being the First Lady: You try to catch your friends up on what's happening in your life, and they're like, We know we read it in the paper."
HOW MALIA, 10, AND SASHA, 7, KNOW DAD'S HOME:
""Once someone on my staff e-mailed to tell me that the president was on his way. But you could already hear the helicopter, so it was like, well, no kidding."
See cute photos of kids in the White House.
"The girls don't move. I'm like, You want to see Daddy landing in the helicopter?' No, that's okay. We already saw it.'"
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Karenhey eagle fan lets see you do it , fix america since u have such a big mouthreport abuseposted March 22, 2009 10:51 PM PDT
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Louis CLOL.... search " My Discount Bag " on google to get the same designer bags with Karolina and Jessica. " My Discount Bag " is just for fashion ladies, wow! Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Fendi, Coach, Miu Miu, Dior, Hermes, Chloe, Dolce & Gabbana ____M y d i s c o u n t b a g . c o mreport abuseposted March 20, 2009 9:33 AM PDT
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EAGLE FANThose of you who said Big O is a racist hit the nail on the head!!!! So are those idiots in the White House along with being an illegal and a terrorist. He will distroy this country in 4 years. And by the way before any of you call me a racist I would feel the same way if he were white. Because I also feel the lovely vice pres he chose is as big a idiot as he is!!!!!report abuseposted March 16, 2009 2:55 PM PDT
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DonnaSome of these comments amaze me. Truly disturbed people out there online! I did not appreciate Oprah's early endorsement of Barack but she has the right to endorse whomever she wishes. As for Michelle Obama, she appears to be a completely devoted Mother to those girls. I have to admire her for that. Oprah seems to be devoted to her dogs. I do not admire her for that. Like she cares!report abuseposted March 10, 2009 5:33 PM PDT
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TaylorActually, it will ALWAYS be the white house no matter what race lives there. The big O is a bigot who uses her talk show for her own agenda. She is a black racist. Why wouldn't she have Palin on her show??????? The cover looks like David and Goliath. horrible.report abuseposted March 10, 2009 4:30 PM PDT
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lili88Many of you probably have been watching Oprah for years. And you know she has helped lots of people of all races.(Most of the people who have been on her show have been white) and as soon as she does somethin you don't like or don't agree with then you start name-calling. That is very immature. Besides it is her magazine after all and having Michelle on the cover is symbolic not oreport abuseposted March 10, 2009 7:20 AM PDT
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loveShe is my favourite. Is she single now? Her blog and photos were found at `dating site ______r i c h b e a u t y m e e t. c o M____ last week. I am wondering what kind of relationship she is seeking on that site.report abuseposted March 10, 2009 5:32 AM PDT
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loveSTOP ALL THE HATE...IT'S NOT THE WHTE HOUSE ANYMORE...LOL....CHANGE...THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT IT IS...LOL...GET OVER IT..DONE DEAL B@$%$!!!!report abuseposted March 10, 2009 5:32 AM PDT
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loveSTOP ALL THE HATE...IT'S NOT THE WHTE HOUSE ANYMORE...LOL....CHANGE...THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT IT IS...LOL...GET OVER IT..DONE DEAL B@$%$!!!!report abuseposted March 10, 2009 5:32 AM PDT
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Pamela Gseems oprah never misses a chance 2 show her bias & favoritism toward blks, so this comes as no surprise. wonder when we'll see a white on the cover w/her?? yeah, right, as if...report abuseposted March 9, 2009 8:05 AM PDT
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