I am a big believer that you have to nourish any relationship. I am still very much a part of my friends' lives and they are very much a part of my life. A First Lady who does not have this source of strength and comfort can lose perspective and become isolated.

I rarely think about myself that much. I really don't.

There is no job description for the first lady and she's only there because her husband got elected president.

The Sixties, of course, was the worst time in the world to try and bring up a child. They were exposed to all these crazy things going on.

Remember, I'm a doctor's daughter. So obviously I'm interested in all medical things.

The movies were custard compared to politics.

From the moment I walked into the White House, it was as if I had no privacy at all.