An intimate look at the Obamas

The World

The president and first lady spend a lot of time in the public eye. The private life of Barack and Michelle Obama is, well, private. But this week’s New York Times Magazine offers the public a look at the couple’s off-camera relationship. New York Times national reporter Jodi Kantor joins us with an intimate portrait of one of the most powerful couples in the nation.

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