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Becoming

What I spent a lot of timethinking about is, "How do I make this mansionwith butlers and...

What I spent a lot of time
thinking about is, "How do I make this mansion
with butlers and staff feel like a home for two little girls?" First of all, I didn't want them
to grow up thinking that grown African-American men
served them in tuxedos

Full Transcript

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What I spent a lot of time thinking about is,
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"How do I make this mansion with butlers and staff
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feel like a home for two little girls?"
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First of all, I didn't want them to grow up thinking
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that grown African-American men served them in tuxedos.
Duration
17 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:54:56
Uploaded
Jun 01, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
Higher Ground,Big Mouth Productions

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Movie Summary

Join former first lady Michelle Obama in an intimate documentary looking at her life, hopes and connection with others during her 2019 book tour for 'Becoming.'
Because, you know, the truth was that some of those men were my uncles, - Becoming 00:09
Because, you know, the truth was that some of those men were...
And I didn't want my girls to grow up with that image, - Becoming 00:06
And I didn't want my girls to grow up with that image,
It was like, "You can't walk around every day in a full tuxedo," you know? - Becoming 00:06
It was like, "You can't walk around every day in a...
Because the girls would have pool parties and play dates and little kids over. - Becoming 00:05
Because the girls would have pool parties and play dates and...
And it's, like, that just doesn't even look right to me, you know? - Becoming 00:05
And it's, like, that just doesn't even look right ...
"These girls have to learn how to clean their own rooms - Becoming 00:05
"These girls have to learn how to clean their own rooms
You cannot do this every day because they will not live here forever. - Becoming 00:04
You cannot do this every day because they will not live here...
And I am not raising kids that don't know how to make a bed," you know? - Becoming 00:05
And I am not raising kids that don't know how to make a...
[applause] - Becoming 00:34
[applause]
I had to become more strategic in how I presented myself, - Becoming 00:09
I had to become more strategic in how I presented myself,
Fashion for a woman - Becoming 00:08
Fashion for a woman
And that's when fashion isn't just fashion; - Becoming 00:07
And that's when fashion isn't just fashion;
There is a lot of thought that Meredith Koop puts into it. - Becoming 00:04
There is a lot of thought that Meredith Koop puts into it.
She's like my sister, - Becoming 00:05
She's like my sister,
[Meredith] People have these ideas of a First Lady look. - Becoming 00:04
[Meredith] People have these ideas of a First Lady look.
You're dealing with these outside forces - Becoming 00:06
You're dealing with these outside forces
So I felt a lot of my work in the White House - Becoming 00:04
So I felt a lot of my work in the White House
Dressing her and her children for this role. - Becoming 00:04
Dressing her and her children for this role.
And then it's about, "Let's move the conversation on to what she's doing - Becoming 00:29
And then it's about, "Let's move the conversa...
Now that we're out of the White House, - Becoming 00:12
Now that we're out of the White House,