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As familiar as the white house was to us, nothing could have prepared us for the momentous responsibility of taking up official residence there.
when George was elected president, we believed the challenges facing the country from within were going to be more urgent than those from without.
I was on my way to Capital Hill from the White House, to brief a senate committee on early childhood education.
Just as I was getting into the car, a secret service agent leaned over to me and said 'A plane has just hit the world trade center.'
And like all of you, we woke up on September 12th, to a different life.
As First Lady, I was no longer speaking out about literacy.
As First Lady, I was no longer speaking out about literacy.
I was giving a radio address, denouncing the brutal treatment of women and children by the taliban.
Reading is not just a cause I selected as first lady. It's one of the guiding passions of my life.
I believe that literacy is an essential foundation for democracy.
And from my own experience, as a reader and librarian, I know that books have the power not just to move people as individuals but to shape our journey as a nation.
Many countries have had female leaders, and we should have been the first. Well, I think there will be one soon.
Well, I think there will be one soon. Absolutelythere has to be one in the United States I think.
Thanks everybody. Thank you all. Crowd Applauses.