Michelle Obama in Motion: How the First Lady Spent Her Week

Obama rocked the vote and her television appearances.

Trending - Trendsetting First Lady Michelle Obama appeared on The View and Access Hollywood, and fired up the audiences at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's gala dinner and at a fundraiser in her old college town. The nail polish she wore at the Democratic National Convention is flying off the shelves. Could the DVF dress she wore to the U.N. be next? —Joyce Jones (Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

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Trending - Trendsetting First Lady Michelle Obama appeared on The View and Access Hollywood, and fired up the audiences at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's gala dinner and at a fundraiser in her old college town. The nail polish she wore at the Democratic National Convention is flying off the shelves. Could the DVF dress she wore to the U.N. be next? —Joyce Jones (Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Their View - Obama appeared with the president in an episode of The View on Sept. 25. As the first couple held hands, she mused that of the two, she has the best job. "I don't have to make the hard decisions," she said. (Photo: Allan Tannenbaum-Pool/Getty Images)

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Their View - Obama appeared with the president in an episode of The View on Sept. 25. As the first couple held hands, she mused that of the two, she has the best job. "I don't have to make the hard decisions," she said. (Photo: Allan Tannenbaum-Pool/Getty Images)

Rock the Vote - Speaking at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's annual Phoenix Awards Dinner, the first lady urged the audience to help get out the vote in November. “Make no mistake about it, this is the march of our time,” she said, likening it to previous civil rights campaigns. (Photo: AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

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Rock the Vote - Speaking at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's annual Phoenix Awards Dinner, the first lady urged the audience to help get out the vote in November. “Make no mistake about it, this is the march of our time,” she said, likening it to previous civil rights campaigns. (Photo: AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

PDA - The first lady dished about the president's relationships with his predecessors on Access Hollywood and described the hug he shared on stage with Bill Clinton at the Democratic National Convention as a public display of their "bromance." (Photo: Courtesy Access Hollywood)

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PDA - The first lady dished about the president's relationships with his predecessors on Access Hollywood and described the hug he shared on stage with Bill Clinton at the Democratic National Convention as a public display of their "bromance." (Photo: Courtesy Access Hollywood)

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Pretty in Plum - Designer Diane Von Furstenberg considers it a good night if she’s watching the president on TV. She'll no doubt be delighted that the first lady chose a dress she created, called Rendezvous, to wear to the United Nations General Assembly for the president's speech. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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Pretty in Plum - Designer Diane Von Furstenberg considers it a good night if she’s watching the president on TV. She'll no doubt be delighted that the first lady chose a dress she created, called Rendezvous, to wear to the United Nations General Assembly for the president's speech. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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Nailed It! - The Tracy Reese frock that Obama wore during her convention speech isn't the only thing that's caused a sensation. The "grey-lilac iridescent" nail polish by Artistic Nail Design that she sported is now in high demand. FYI: It's called Vogue and can only be purchased at salons. (Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

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Nailed It! - The Tracy Reese frock that Obama wore during her convention speech isn't the only thing that's caused a sensation. The "grey-lilac iridescent" nail polish by Artistic Nail Design that she sported is now in high demand. FYI: It's called Vogue and can only be purchased at salons. (Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

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Reach Back, Pull Forward - "When you've worked hard and done well and walked through that doorway of opportunity," the first lady said at a Sept. 23 fundraiser in Princeton, New Jersey, "you don't slam it shut behind you. You reach back and you give other folks the same chances that helped you succeed." (Photo: Matt Rourke/AP Photo)

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Reach Back, Pull Forward - "When you've worked hard and done well and walked through that doorway of opportunity," the first lady said at a Sept. 23 fundraiser in Princeton, New Jersey, "you don't slam it shut behind you. You reach back and you give other folks the same chances that helped you succeed." (Photo: Matt Rourke/AP Photo)

Do You Know What Today Is? - Obama's ideal 20th anniversary celebration would retrace the couple's honeymoon road trip through California. Instead, they'll be in Denver for the first of the presidential debates. "I’ll give him a kiss after the debates and [say], ‘Happy Anniversary,’" she told Access Hollywood.  (Photo: Chris Kleponis-Pool/Getty Images)

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Do You Know What Today Is? - Obama's ideal 20th anniversary celebration would retrace the couple's honeymoon road trip through California. Instead, they'll be in Denver for the first of the presidential debates. "I’ll give him a kiss after the debates and [say], ‘Happy Anniversary,’" she told Access Hollywood.  (Photo: Chris Kleponis-Pool/Getty Images)

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