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...level of freedom and an ability to breathe. I think every single First Lady felt that that was an important resource, an important opportunity, an important thing for the health of the family. And some found it later in their terms than others, because you get so busy. I mean, even ... you know, we don't use it as much primarily because kids have their lives here...
...mean, what have been the pressures, the constrictions? You know, one small example: I get so comfortable here that I forget that there are thousands of people coming in and out, right? So I'm walking Bo out here, and I'm like, O.K., let me take him out so I can eat lunch, and I come here for the interview. And we happen to walk past the gate where the visitors were coming, and I heard this "Yeaaaa! It's Bo!" [Laughter.] And ... what is that? [Laughter.] Oh, shoot. [Laughter.] Oh, I went by the Visitors Gate...
What's been hard about him being the President of the United States? I mean, it's an enormous amount of pressure, especially these first three months, been a rough ... in any historical frame. It's just watching the person that you love deal with some of the toughest problems in the world. But the beauty of my husband is that he is capable and competent. I don't worry about him. I rest easy that he's in the White House. So it makes it easier for me, because I figure I can turn...
...ever disagree with the President about anything? I mean, policy-wise? And how do you handle that? I mean, if he's doing something, do you think, Ah, maybe not, or ... is there any ... Yes, I'm sure I do what every spouse does. We'll have conversations, and we'll share our opinions over the course of the conversation. But I don't want to have a say. Really, there are a lot of times when I'm like, Don't tell me what happened today at work. I just don't want to hear it, because I want...
...think that's where the relationship between the East and the West Wing matters. One of the things that I've tried to do, my team, as we've thought about issues ... and the issues that I've selected are important to me personally, which is the start ... I mean, it has to come from a real true place, an experience that I can connect to. It's got to be organic to me, something that I understand just in my daily life. I've tried to build my career like that, just choosing things that I really care about...