The Obamas' More Perfect Union
The United States was seduced by Barack Obama last year, but we weren’t the first. Read highlights from the first couple’s interview on their marriage.
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Barack Obama and his bride, Michelle Robinson, on their wedding day in October 1992 in Chicago.
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Barack embraces his Michelle after he delivered the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention on July 27, 2004, in Boston.
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Barack holds daughter Malia, 6, while Michelle holds daughter Sasha, 3, after Barack delivered his acceptance speech in Chicago, on Nov. 2, 2004.
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Barack and Michelle get ready at home in Chicago, Dec. 8, 2004, before leaving to go to the Chicago Economic Club, where he gave the keynote address.
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Barack, Michelle, and Sasha, 6, and Malia, 9, play cards in their RV, July 4, 2007, on a campaign swing between Oskaloosa and Pella, Iowa.
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Barack gives Michelle a playful kiss as they tour the Iowa State Fair on Aug. 16, 2007, in Des Moines.
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Barack and Michelle take some time out on their bus Jan. 2, 2008, in Waterloo, Iowa, on the last day of campaigning before the Iowa caucus.
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Barack kisses Michelle after giving his victory speech during an election night gathering in Grant Park on Nov. 4, 2008, in Chicago.
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The new president and first lady dance at the Neighborhood Inaugural Ball in Washington, on Jan. 20, 2009.
Barack and Michelle arrive in the East Room for a dinner for committee chairmen and other congressional leaders at the White House in Washington, March 4.
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Barack and Michelle walk to Marine One on the South Lawn before heading to Camp David, March 7.
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Barack kisses Michelle before delivering a speech to thousands of people on the Hradcany Square in Prague, Czech Republic, April 5.
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Barack and Michelle watch the fireworks over the National Mall from the White House on July 4.
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Barack and Michelle talk in the Blue Room of the White House before the start of the Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony, Aug. 12.
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Barack, Michelle, Sasha, and Malia sit for a family portrait in the Green Room of the White House, Sept. 1.
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