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Michelle...
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(Cheers)
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(Applause)
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Michelle LaVaughn Robinson, girl of the South Side.
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For the past 25 years you have not only been my wife and mother of my children,
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you have been my best friend.
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(Applause)
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You took on a role you didn’t ask for.
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And you made it your own with grace and with grit and with style, and good humor.
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(Applause)
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You made the White House a place that belongs to everybody.
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And a new generation sets its sights higher because it has you as a role model.
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So, you have made me proud,
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and you have made the country proud.