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Former Director of the LBJ Presidential Library delivers illuminating biography of Lady Bird Johnson NEW YORK, Dec. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- It's been five years since Lady Bird Johnson's death and this Saturday, December 22(nd), would have been her 100(th) birthday. Michael Gillette, the former director of the LBJ Presidential Library's Oral History program, conducted more than forty interviews with Lady Bird spanning 20 years, covering the complete personal story of a...
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Learning to read at a young age has been one of the major precursors of success in life, according to many education experts. For the past two years, more than 3,000 pre-school children who attend the Malvern School in Pennsylvania and New Jersey have been living proof of the power of literacy. Each semester these pre-school children listen to Mrs. Bush reading some of the country's best-loved children's books, then work on...
NEW YORK, Oct. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- NewsOne.com, leading urban digital media company Interactive One's African-American news website, published today an exclusive op-ed penned by First Lady Michelle Obama that speaks directly to the country's nearly 39 million Black Americans. The op-ed addresses the importance of every vote in this November's presidential election and Mrs. Obama encourages those who can, to vote early this year for her husband President Barack Obama. (Logo:...
'Violet Oakley and the Women Artists of Paris' to Feature 20 Works HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania First Lady Susan Corbett today announced the start of fall tour season at the Governor's Residence and the opening of the new art exhibition, "Violet Oakley and the Women Artists of Paris." "The governor and I are excited to have the opportunity to share this important collection of Impressionist works with visitors this fall," said Mrs....
NEW YORK, Aug. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- iVillage, one of the largest online communities for women, announced today that First Lady Michelle Obama will be its first-ever Guest Editor for the week of August 20, as part of a new Guest Editor series launching across its site. This marks the first time Mrs. Obama will participate as a guest editor with any media outlet. The First Lady's editorial theme - "Rev Up Your Back-to-School Routine" - offers millions of women in the iVillage...
LONDON, July 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- On July 27th, 2012, Mrs. Obama was in London to attend opening ceremonies of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120730/CG48293) In a Heads of State dinner with Queen Elizabeth and Kate Middleton at Buckingham Palace, all eyes were on the First Lady. First Lady Michelle Obama's legacy as a fashion icon is built on her ability to mix and match styles from various designers with diverse...
NEW YORK, July 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Nickelodeon's The Big Help prosocial campaign for kids is teaming up with First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move! initiative to host Let's Move! London, an event for more than 1,000 American military children and American and British students. The event, which is taking place on Friday, July 27, in London is being co-sponsored by Let's Move!, Nickelodeon's The Big Help, and the Department of State, and will include sports stations, musical...
PHILADELPHIA, July 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- 24-hour preschool television channel Sprout, First Lady Michelle Obama and LazyTown have teamed up to promote active, healthy lifestyles for preschoolers with a series of new Let's Move! public service announcements, produced by Sprout and designed specifically for children ages 2-5 and their families. The three PSAs, filmed in the East Room of The White House, feature First Lady Michelle Obama, Chica the Chicken, host of...
NEW YORK, July 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum today announced First Lady Michelle Obama will celebrate the 2012 National Design Awards Friday, July 13, with a White House luncheon for the winners of the awards. In support of the First Lady's emphasis on education and outreach to the Washington, D.C., community, the award winners will participate in an education program for local high school students from 9 to 11 a.m. in the...
NEW YORK, July 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In a Mamiverse.com exclusive, First Lady Michelle Obama will sit down to chat with six Latinas to discuss their lives as moms, and the key issues impacting Hispanic families across the nation. The live streaming video chat will take place on Tuesday, July 10, 2012 at 12:45 PM EDT on Mamiverse.com. Filmed in Miami, and moderated by Maria Cardona, contributing political editor to Mamiverse.com and CNN analyst, the approximately half-hour chat...
