The Heart and Mind of Michelle Obama

O, The Oprah Magazine | From the November 2007 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine

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Her husband calls her spectacular. Her gym friends call her a gladiator. Her mother calls her often (they're very close). While driven, determined, and not easy to impress, Michelle Obama is also warm, wry, and unpretentious. Holly Yeager meets the woman

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