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involved in just to keep her constantly occupied and raising her a lot of the same ways that mary ann robinson children. she's emotional about. that she, as you said attended the funeral. there is something about the way michelle obama is able to speak and communicate that makes you feel like you knew her and she knows you and show could have lived around the corner. that quality makes her a unique significant first lady. >> she really does come from their neighborhood. let's hear more of what she had to say and why she's not surprised that every graduate, all 177 of this class has been accepted in college. >> there's one thing that i'm not feeling right now and that is surprised. i'm not at all surprised by how accomplished you all are. i'm not at all surprised by the dedication your teachers have shown on the sacrifices your families have made to carry you to this day. i'm not surprised because i know this community >> mark thompson, not surprised. >> no. you are right. she does come from that community. this is the power of michelle obama and the president. first of all, first lady is three

. >> gary robinson asks, did mary lincoln create enemies out of social rivals? our main antagonist? >> she had a number of rivals. the daughter of the secretary of the treasury made no secret about wanting to replace lincoln in the white house. kate was quite the belle of the ball. it is safe to say that mrs. lincoln had no great love lost for kate. part of the legend, and it is accurate, the stories of her accompanying the president to the battlefield near the end of the war. she lost it. the reason the grants did not go was because julia grant did not want to risk having another confrontation with this unpleasant woman. >> what did the staffing of her? >> they liked her. only four of the staff remained when the lincolns came to the white house. they brought in freed blacks. those that were interviewed talked about her in a very positive way. she got along well with them because they were the ones that helped raise her after her real mother died. >> lincoln's personal secretary did not use the best descriptions of her. >> as a young man, they have their own rea

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