00:01plenty's been said about the special relationship but the first lady came to
00:05Oxford to strengthen another enduring bond meeting pupils from an inner
00:10London comprehensive which she first visited two years ago in your stories I
00:17saw so much of my own story so I knew that the next time I came to the United
00:23Kingdom I wanted to visit with all of the students again all of us and it's
00:30important for you to know that all of us believe that you belong here that this is
00:38a place for you as well after the formality of Buckingham Palace the
00:42girls questions were rather more direct when you first met the president did you
00:47think that he would go on to choose such great things absolutely not no I'm just
00:53kidding you know that's the the thing about visioning so honestly when I met
01:01him I knew he was special and I always thought he would be useful but I I had
01:11no idea he would be president I I didn't think he was going to be president until
01:15the night we were standing on the stage and he actually won I was like God look
01:19you you won a woman in one of the world's most famous partnerships not above
01:27sharing some advice on dating reach for partners that make you better you know do
01:36not bring people in your life who weigh you down Michelle Obama demonstrating an
01:44ability to inspire that equals her husband's how is it different in raising your
01:49children now in the White House than before that's a good question a lot more
01:56cameras the things I tell my girls are the same things I tell all of you don't be
02:04afraid to fail don't be afraid to take risks learn to use your voice now in a
02:12hall famous for providing the backdrop to Harry Potter's Hogwarts Michelle Obama
02:16brought her own brand of magic a graduate of both Princeton and Harvard the first
02:22lady's no stranger to the world's finest universities but growing up in a cramped
02:26Chicago apartment she got there the hard way this is about encouraging others to do
02:31the same now running late she found time for a few more of her trademark hugs the
02:37first lady of America illustrating better than anyone that your background need
02:41not determine your future Rachel Younger Sky News Oxford
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