Michelle Obama in Motion: Helpmate in Chief
Obama cheers on her husband and fires up supporters.
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How Michelle Obama Spent Her Week - The first lady isn't letting the fall foliage settle under her feet. In the final two weeks before Election Day, she cheered on her husband at the presidential debates, rallied supporters around the nation, raised campaign dollars and shared fun facts about what it's like to be first lady. –Joyce Jones (Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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True Confessions - The first lady is confessing again. In an appearance on ABC's Live with Kelly and Michael, she admitted that she watches reality TV. "I do love a little Real Housewives every now and then," Obama said. (Photo: Disney-ABC/ Donna Svennevik)
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Inside Michelle Obama's Purse - While the rest of us would love to get back minutes lost digging in our handbags for our phones, lipstick and keys, Obama has human handbags. "I get teased for having a purse with nothing in it. As first lady – no money, no keys, nothing. I look to 22-year-olds for my life," she said on Live with Kelly and Michael. (Photo: ABC)
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Recycler-in-Chief - Even the first lady recycles her wardrobe, which is why the custom made Thom Brown dress she wore to the final presidential debate looked familiar. She also wore the gray and black lace frock when her husband addressed the Democratic National Convention. (Photos from left: AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
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It's a Choice - The first lady met with supporters at a grassroots event at Broward College before Obama and Romney squared off in a foreign policy debate. The election, she told the group, is "a choice about our values, our hopes and our aspirations for our children." (Photo: Michelle Obama/Facebook)
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Bad Girl - The first lady broke the "no applause rule" during the second presidential debate and was caught on tape clapping after moderator Candy Crowley corrected a statement Mitt Romney made about the president's response to the attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya. (Photo: AP Photo/Pool-Michael Reynolds)
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Who Wore It Better? - The first lady and first lady hopeful Ann Romney were both pretty in pink at the presidential debate at Hofstra University. Obama's dress and jacket were designed by Michael Kors, while Romney represented Oscar de la Renta. (Photos from left: Courtesy of BarackObama.com, Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
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Left Out - At a fundraiser in New York, where she spoke after artists staged readings of famous literary works, Obama lamented that she misses out on "all the fun stuff." People will tell her that someone great is going to be at an event, "And I'm like, 'Am I going to be there? No, actually, you're going to miss everything.' So was the case tonight."(Photo: Earl Gibson III/Getty Images)