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I’veseenitinteachersinanear-bankruptschooldistrictwhovowedtokeepteachingwithoutpay.

I’veseenitinpeoplewhobecomeheroesatamoment’snotice,divingintoharm’swaytosaveothers…flyingacrossthecountrytoputoutafire…drivingforhourstobailoutafloodedtown.

AndI’veseenitinourmenandwomeninuniformandourproudmilitaryfamilies…inwoundedwarriorswhotellmethey’renotjustgoingtowalkagain,they’regoingtorun,andthey’regoingtorunmarathons…intheyoungmanblindedbyabombinAfghanistanwhosaid,simply,“…I’dgivemyeyes100timesagaintohavethechancetodowhatIhavedoneandwhatIcanstilldo.”

Everyday,thepeopleImeetinspireme…everyday,theymakemeproud…everydaytheyremindmehowblessedwearetoliveinthegreatestnationonearth.

ServingasyourFirstLadyisanhonorandaprivilege…butbackwhenwefirstcametogetherfouryearsago,Istillhadsomeconcernsaboutthisjourneywe’dbegun.

WhileIbelieveddeeplyinmyhusband’svisionforthiscountry…andIwascertainhewouldmakeanextraordinaryPresident…likeanymother,Iwasworriedaboutwhatitwouldmeanforourgirlsifhegotthatchance.

Howwouldwekeepthemgroundedundertheglareofthenationalspotlight?

Howwouldtheyfeelbeinguprootedfromtheirschool,theirfriends,andtheonlyhomethey’deverknown?

OurlifebeforemovingtoWashingtonwasfilledwithsimplejoys…Saturdaysatsoccergames,Sundaysatgrandma’shouse…andadatenightforBarackandmewaseitherdinneroramovie,becauseasanexhaustedmom,Icouldn’tstayawakeforboth.

Andthetruthis,Ilovedthelifewehadbuiltforourgirls…IdeeplylovedthemanIhadbuiltthatlifewith…andIdidn’twantthattochangeifhebecamePresident.

IlovedBarackjustthewayhewas.

Yousee,eventhoughbackthenBarackwasSenatorandapresidentialcandidate…tome,hewasstilltheguywho’dpickedmeupforourdatesinacarthatwassorustedout,Icouldactuallyseethepavementgoingbythroughaholeinthepassengersidedoor…hewastheguywhoseproudestpossessionwasacoffeetablehe’dfoundinadumpster,andwhoseonlypairofdecentshoeswashalfasizetoosmall.

ButwhenBarackstartedtellingmeabouthisfamilythat’swhenIknewIhadfoundakindredspirit,someonewhosevaluesandupbringingweresomuchlikemine.

Yousee,BarackandIwerebothraisedbyfamilieswhodidn’thavemuchinthewayofmoneyormaterialpossessionsbutwhohadgivenussomethingfarmorevaluabletheirunconditionallove,theirunflinchingsacrifice,andthechancetogoplacestheyhadneverimaginedforthemselves.

Myfatherwasapumpoperatoratthecitywaterplant,andhewasdiagnosedwithMultipleSclerosiswhenmybrotherandIwereyoung.

Andevenasakid,Iknewtherewereplentyofdayswhenhewasinpain…Iknewtherewereplentyofmorningswhenitwasastruggleforhimtosimplygetoutofbed.

Buteverymorning,Iwatchedmyfatherwakeupwithasmile,grabhiswalker,prophimselfupagainstthebathroomsink,andslowlyshaveandbuttonhisuniform.

Andwhenhereturnedhomeafteralongday’swork,mybrotherandIwouldstandatthetopofthestairstoourlittleapartment,patientlywaitingtogreethim…watchingashereacheddowntoliftoneleg,andthentheother,toslowlyclimbhiswayintoourarms.

Butdespitethesechallenges,mydadhardlyevermissedadayofwork…heandmymomweredeterminedtogivemeandmybrotherthekindofeducationtheycouldonlydreamof.

AndwhenmybrotherandIfinallymadeittocollege,nearlyallofourtuitioncamefromstudentloansandgrants.Butmydadstillhadtopayatinyportionofthattuitionhimself.

Andeverysemester,hewasdeterminedtopaythatbillrightontime,eventakingoutloanswhenhefellshort.

Hewassoproudtobesendinghiskidstocollege…andhemadesurewenevermissedaregistrationdeadlinebecausehischeckwaslate.

Yousee,formydad,that’swhatitmeanttobeaman.

Likesomanyofus,thatwasthemeasureofhissuccessinlifebeingabletoearnadecentlivingthatallowedhimtosupporthisfamily.

AndasIgottoknowBarack,Irealizedthateventhoughhe’dgrownupallthewayacrossthecountry,he’dbeenbroughtupjustlikeme.

Barackwasraisedbyasinglemotherwhostruggledtopaythebills,andbygrandparentswhosteppedinwhensheneededhelp.

Barack’sgrandmotherstartedoutasasecretaryatacommunitybank…andshemovedquicklyuptheranks…butlikesomanywomen,shehitaglassceiling.

Andforyears,mennomorequalifiedthanshewasmenshehadactuallytrainedwerepromoteduptheladderaheadofher,earningmoreandmoremoneywhileBarack’sfamilycontinuedtoscrapeby.

Butdayafterday,shekeptonwakingupatdawntocatchthebus…arrivingatworkbeforeanyoneelse…givingherbestwithoutcomplaintorregret.

AndshewouldoftentellBarack,“Solongasyoukidsdowell,Bar,that’sallthatreallymatters.”

LikesomanyAmericanfamilies,ourfamiliesweren’taskingformuch.

Theydidn’tbegrudgeanyoneelse’ssuccessorcarethatothershadmuchmorethantheydid…infact,theyadmiredit.

TheysimplybelievedinthatfundamentalAmericanpromisethat,evenifyoudon’tstartoutwithmuch,ifyouworkhardanddowhatyou’resupposedtodo,thenyoushouldbeabletobuildadecentlifeforyourselfandanevenbetterlifeforyourkidsandgrandkids.

That’showtheyraisedus…that’swhatwelearnedfromtheirexample.

Welearnedaboutdignityanddecencythathowhardyouworkmattersmorethanhowmuchyoumake…thathelpingothersmeansmorethanjustgettingaheadyourself.

Welearnedabouthonestyandintegritythatthetruthmatters…thatyoudon’ttakeshortcutsorplaybyyourownsetofrules…andsuccessdoesn’tcountunlessyouearnitfairandsquare.

Welearnedaboutgratitudeandhumilitythatsomanypeoplehadahandinoursuccess,fromtheteacherswhoinspiredustothejanitorswhokeptourschoolclean…andweweretaughttovalueeveryone’scontributionandtreateveryonewithrespect.

ThosearethevaluesBarackandIandsomanyofyouaretryingtopassontoourownchildren.

That’swhoweare.

Andstandingbeforeyoufouryearsago,IknewthatIdidn’twantanyofthattochangeifBarackbecamePresident.

Well,today,aftersomanystrugglesandtriumphsandmomentsthathavetestedmyhusbandinwaysInevercouldhaveimagined,Ihaveseenfirsthandthatbeingpresidentdoesn’tchangewhoyouareitrevealswhoyouare.

Yousee,I’vegottentoseeupcloseandpersonalwhatbeingpresidentreallylookslike.

AndI’veseenhowtheissuesthatcomeacrossaPresident’sdeskarealwaysthehardonestheproblemswherenoamountofdataornumberswillgetyoutotherightanswer…thejudgmentcallswherethestakesaresohigh,andthereisnomarginforerror.

AndasPresident,youcangetallkindsofadvicefromallkindsofpeople.

Butattheendoftheday,whenitcomestimetomakethatdecision,asPresident,allyouhavetoguideyouareyourvalues,andyourvision,andthelifeexperiencesthatmakeyouwhoyouare.

Sowhenitcomestorebuildingoureconomy,Barackisthinkingaboutfolkslikemydadandlikehisgrandmother.

He’sthinkingaboutthepridethatcomesfromahardday’swork.

That’swhyhesignedtheLillyLedbetterFairPayActtohelpwomengetequalpayforequalwork.

That’swhyhecuttaxesforworkingfamiliesandsmallbusinessesandfoughttogettheautoindustrybackonitsfeet.

That’showhebroughtoureconomyfromthebrinkofcollapsetocreatingjobsagainjobsyoucanraiseafamilyon,goodjobsrighthereintheUnitedStatesofAmerica.

Whenitcomestothehealthofourfamilies,Barackrefusedtolistentoallthosefolkswhotoldhimtoleavehealthreformforanotherday,anotherpresident.

Hedidn’tcarewhetheritwastheeasythingtodopoliticallythat’snothowhewasraisedhecaredthatitwastherightthingtodo.

HediditbecausehebelievesthathereinAmerica,ourgrandparentsshouldbeabletoaffordtheirmedicine…ourkidsshouldbeabletoseeadoctorwhenthey’resick…andnooneinthiscountryshouldevergobrokebecauseofanaccidentorillness.

Andhebelievesthatwomenaremorethancapableofmakingourownchoicesaboutourbodiesandourhealthcare…that’swhatmyhusbandstandsfor.

Whenitcomestogivingourkidstheeducationtheydeserve,Barackknowsthatlikemeandlikesomanyofyou,henevercould’veattendedcollegewithoutfinancialaid.

Andbelieveitornot,whenwewerefirstmarried,ourcombinedmonthlystudentloanbillswereactuallyhigherthanourmortgage.

Weweresoyoung,soinlove,andsoindebt.

That’swhyBarackhasfoughtsohardtoincreasestudentaidandkeepinterestratesdown,becausehewantseveryyoungpersontofulfilltheirpromiseandbeabletoattendcollegewithoutamountainofdebt.

Sointheend,forBarack,theseissuesaren’tpoliticalthey’repersonal.

BecauseBarackknowswhatitmeanswhenafamilystruggles.

Heknowswhatitmeanstowantsomethingmoreforyourkidsandgrandkids.

BarackknowstheAmericanDreambecausehe’slivedit…andhewantseveryoneinthiscountrytohavethatsameopportunity,