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The First Lady is such a fascinating office to hold. You're not elected, but it's very much official. You can see the latitude of power of that office.

Any first lady can do whatever they want to do. In this country, people expect them to work on whatever they want or to have a career of their own.

I see the first lady as another means to keep a president from becoming isolated.

Clinton is the first female to be taken seriously for the highest office in the land. She has the credentials, the stamina and she is a good campaigner. Her detractors in both parties like to say she can't win, but they may be proven wrong.

Presidents often disappoint, but first ladies rarely do.

Almost all first ladies have had tremendous power on personnel issues, whether the public realized it or not, whether it was Barbara Bush or Nancy Reagan or whoever.

The first lady is, and always has been, an unpaid public servant elected by one person, her husband.

The first lady must be a leader. She must not be a follower.

I'm all for having an empowered first lady who can really use that position to improve conditions, be a role model and make change.

Michelle has had to grapple with Hilary Clinton's legacy as First Lady... Michelle Obama never wants to be seen as the kind of First Lady who is overly involved in the West Wing.