article_snippet: The claim is contained in a new biography of the First Lady written by Washington Post correspondent Peter Slevin.
article_snippet: However, despite her daughter initial reservations, Marian Robinson, 77, was soon won over by the high-flying lawyer who had serious political ambitions.
article_snippet: As part of his research into Michelle Obama life, Washington Post correspondent Peter Slevin uncovered an interview with WTTW's 'Chicago Tonight' show where Mrs Robinson addressed the issue of race.
article_snippet: Washington Post correspondent Peter Slevin told the New York Daily News that 'Marian, no pushover, was favorably impressed with Barack'.
article_snippet: According to Alfred A. Knopf, The book, 'Michelle Obama:
article_snippet: A Life' is 'An inspiring story, richly detailed and written with élan, here is the first comprehensive account of the life and times of Michelle Obama, a woman of achievement and purpose—and the most unlikely first lady in modern American history. '
article_snippet: With disciplined reporting and a storyteller’s eye for revealing detail, Peter Slevin follows Michelle to the White House from Michelle working-class childhood on Chicago’s largely segregated South Side.'
article_snippet: As part of the process to complete The book, 'Michelle Obama: A Life', Peter Slevin interviewed several members of the Obama family's inner circle.
article_snippet: The publishers added: 'Peter Slevin deftly explores the drama of Barack’s historic campaigns and the harsh glare faced by Michelle in a role both relentlessly public and not entirely of Michelle choosing.
article_snippet: Peter Slevin offers a fresh and compelling view of the White House years when Michelle Obama casts Michelle Obama as mentor, teacher, champion of nutrition, supporter of military families, and fervent opponent of inequality.'
highlights_snippet: The statement forms part of a new biography of Michelle Obama .
  