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But i am doing it because i know in my heart that we can get this right. >> she ended up taking on the nickname in the campaign, the closer. because shed meet with a group of five or six iowans who were undecided, and shed get them to commit. >> as the obamas notched primary wins, the news media and the opposition hung on their every word. during a speech in wisconsin, michelle gave baracks rivals a chance to pounce. >> let me tell you something. for the first time in my adult lifetime, im reall...

Thought, i would want to see what politics could be like with somebody like him in it. he would be one of the giants. >> to help support her family, michelle left public allies for a higher-paying position at the university of chicago. as her husbands 2004 illinois senate race heated up -- >> all right, enough talking, lets get busy. >> -- michelle joined the effort, helping barack win the states march primaries. a landslide victory that made waves across the country. >> thank you, illinois! >> ...

Better, they understood him better. >> and lets stand together to elect barack obama president of the united states of america. thank you. >> for the next two months the obamas fought hard against baracks republican opponent, john mccain. then election night. >> from tears to cheers and high emotion at chicagos grant park, america elects its first african-american president. >> from chicagos south side, michelles incredible journey had taken her to the white house. >> because of what we did on t...

Was going to work. practically. logistically for the family. >> she is someone who cuts to the chase. and wants to know exactly whats our strategy? could we really put together a campaign that wouldnt embarrass us? >> and facing off against hillary clinton, michelle knew that barack was the underdog. before blessing her husbands long-shot run, she issued him an ultimatum, one that she shared with her former boss. >> i said, well, how are you thinking about this? and she said, well, ive got a few...

>> it was during this time that barack won a seat in the illinois state senate. but it didnt feel like a win for michelle. the couple had a new baby girl, malia, and baracks job had him commuting from three hours chicago to springfield. >> my thoughts were, are you nuts? just get a job. make some money. this politics stuff is crazy. >> shes looking at the bank account and saying, is this really going to be our nut? >> though money was tight and the couple soon welcomed their second child, sasha,...

>> i think that they made a really great couple. and michelle grounded him in a way that i hadnt seen before. >> after that summer, barack returned to harvard to finish law school. while michelle continued at the saidly and austin. they maintained a long distance relationship. until a family tragedy brought them together. in 1991, fraser robinson passed away due to complications from m.s. >> barack went back to support her, to be at the funeral. and he said that as fraser was being buried, he re...

>> then theres the barack obama who lives in my house. that guy is not as impressive. he still has trouble putting the bread up and putting his socks actually in the dirty clothes. >> shes telling funny stories about him. really humanizing him for people. and helping them to see, though he might be a skinny guy with a funny name, hes michelle obamas husband. >> but not everyone found michelle obamas stump speech refreshing. >> barack obamas not all that impressive, according to his wife. i mean,...

But it had to hurt. >> as a black woman under that spotlight, there were essentially certain emotions she wasnt allowed to have. such as frustration. or aggravation. it all needed to be under this umbrella of a pleasant smile. >> add to all this a story from abc news that revealed incendiary sermons given by the obamas pastor, the man who married them in chicago, the reverend jeremiah wright jr. >> when it came to treating the citizens of african descent fairly, america failed. no, no, no, not g...