It's always written that my father was a rich, conservative John Bircher. That is untrue. He was not rich. He was not a John Bircher.

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

Now science has presented us with a hope called stem cell research, which may provide our scientists with many answers that have for so long been beyond our grasp.

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

My life really began when I married my husband.

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

It is true that when you're in the White House alone, it is a lonely place. Big and lonely.