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Ladybbird · 01-06-24, 03:28

Marian Robinson, The Mother of Michelle Obama Who Lived in The White House, Dies at 86

On election night 2008, as Barack Obama sat nervously in a Chicago hotel suite and awaited news on whether he would become the countrys´ first Black president, his mother-in-law was by his side.

MailOnline 1 JUN 2024

"Are you ready for this, Grandma?" Obama asked Marian Shields Robinson, who years earlier had doubted that he and her daughter, Michelle, would last.

Six months, tops, she had predicted.

"Never one to overemote, my mom just gave him a sideways look and shrugged, causing them both to smile," Michelle Obama wrote in her memoir, "Becoming." "Later, though, she´d describe to me how overcome she´d felt right then, struck just as I´d been by his vulnerability. America had come to see Barack as self-assured and powerful, but my mother also recognized the gravity of the passage, the loneliness of the job ahead."

She continued: "The next time I looked over, I saw that she and Barack were holding hands."

The union of Barack and Michelle Obama, the 20-something lawyers who met one summer while working at a Chicago law firm, endured and made history. In her own way, Mrs. Robinson would, too.

Marian Robinson, mother of first lady Michelle Obama, center left, smiles as she boards Air Force One with President Barack Obama en route to the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday," a landmark event of the civil rights movement, Md., March 7, 2015.

Robinson, who moved with the first family to the White House when son-in-law Barack Obama was elected president, has died, according to an announcement by Michelle Obama and other family members Friday, May 31, 2024

She died peacefully on Friday, the former first lady and her brother, Craig Robinson, and their families announced in a statement.

"There was and will be only one Marian Robinson," they said. "In our sadness, we are lifted up by the extraordinary gift of her life. And we will spend the rest of ours trying to live up to her example."

Besides being the mother of the nation´s first Black first lady, Mrs. Robinson was also unusual for being one of the few in-laws who lived at the White House with the president and his immediate family.

Until January 2009, Mrs. Robinson had lived her entire life in Chicago. She was a widow and in her early 70s when Obama was elected in 2008 and resisted the idea of starting over in Washington. President Obama said the family suggested she try Washington for three months before deciding. The first lady enlisted her brother to help persuade their mother to move.

"There were many good and valid reasons that Michelle raised with me, not the least of which was the opportunity to continue spending time with my granddaughters, Malia and Sasha, and to assist in giving them a sense of normalcy that is a priority for both of their parents, as has been from the time Barack began his political career," Mrs. Robinson wrote in the foreword to "A Game of Character," a memoir by her son, formerly the head men´s basketball coach at Oregon State University.

"My feeling, however, was that I could visit periodically without actually moving in and still be there for the girls," she said.

Mrs. Robinson said her son understood why she wanted to stay in Chicago, but still used a line of reasoning on her that she would use on him and his sister. He asked her to think of the move as an opportunity to grow and try something new.

"As a compromise, I opted to move to the White House after all, at least temporarily, while still reserving lots of time to travel and maintain a certain amount of autonomy," she wrote.

Granddaughters Malia and Sasha were just 10 and 7, respectively, when they started to call the executive mansion home in 2009 after their dad became president. In Chicago, Mrs. Robinson had become almost a surrogate parent to them during the presidential campaign. She retired from her job as a bank secretary to help shuttle them around.
At the White House, she was a reassuring presence, and her lack of Secret Service protection made it possible for her to accompany them to and from school daily without fanfare.

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Ladybbird Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 50,260 Thanks: 28,721 Thanked 14,428 Times in 10,234 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 8	Michelle Obamas' Mother Marian 86, Has died Marian Robinson, The Mother of Michelle Obama Who Lived in The White House, Dies at 86 On election night 2008, as Barack Obama sat nervously in a Chicago hotel suite and awaited news on whether he would become the countrys´ first Black president, his mother-in-law was by his side. MailOnline 1 JUN 2024 "Are you ready for this, Grandma?" Obama asked Marian Shields Robinson, who years earlier had doubted that he and her daughter, Michelle, would last. Six months, tops, she had predicted. "Never one to overemote, my mom just gave him a sideways look and shrugged, causing them both to smile," Michelle Obama wrote in her memoir, "Becoming." "Later, though, she´d describe to me how overcome she´d felt right then, struck just as I´d been by his vulnerability. America had come to see Barack as self-assured and powerful, but my mother also recognized the gravity of the passage, the loneliness of the job ahead." She continued: "The next time I looked over, I saw that she and Barack were holding hands." The union of Barack and Michelle Obama, the 20-something lawyers who met one summer while working at a Chicago law firm, endured and made history. In her own way, Mrs. Robinson would, too. Marian Robinson, mother of first lady Michelle Obama, center left, smiles as she boards Air Force One with President Barack Obama en route to the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday," a landmark event of the civil rights movement, Md., March 7, 2015. Robinson, who moved with the first family to the White House when son-in-law Barack Obama was elected president, has died, according to an announcement by Michelle Obama and other family members Friday, May 31, 2024 She died peacefully on Friday, the former first lady and her brother, Craig Robinson, and their families announced in a statement. "There was and will be only one Marian Robinson," they said. "In our sadness, we are lifted up by the extraordinary gift of her life. And we will spend the rest of ours trying to live up to her example." Besides being the mother of the nation´s first Black first lady, Mrs. Robinson was also unusual for being one of the few in-laws who lived at the White House with the president and his immediate family. Until January 2009, Mrs. Robinson had lived her entire life in Chicago. She was a widow and in her early 70s when Obama was elected in 2008 and resisted the idea of starting over in Washington. President Obama said the family suggested she try Washington for three months before deciding. The first lady enlisted her brother to help persuade their mother to move. "There were many good and valid reasons that Michelle raised with me, not the least of which was the opportunity to continue spending time with my granddaughters, Malia and Sasha, and to assist in giving them a sense of normalcy that is a priority for both of their parents, as has been from the time Barack began his political career," Mrs. Robinson wrote in the foreword to "A Game of Character," a memoir by her son, formerly the head men´s basketball coach at Oregon State University. "My feeling, however, was that I could visit periodically without actually moving in and still be there for the girls," she said. Mrs. Robinson said her son understood why she wanted to stay in Chicago, but still used a line of reasoning on her that she would use on him and his sister. He asked her to think of the move as an opportunity to grow and try something new. "As a compromise, I opted to move to the White House after all, at least temporarily, while still reserving lots of time to travel and maintain a certain amount of autonomy," she wrote. Granddaughters Malia and Sasha were just 10 and 7, respectively, when they started to call the executive mansion home in 2009 after their dad became president. In Chicago, Mrs. Robinson had become almost a surrogate parent to them during the presidential campaign. She retired from her job as a bank secretary to help shuttle them around. *At the White House, she was a reassuring presence, and her lack of Secret Service protection made it possible for her to accompany them to and from school daily without fanfare.*

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