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'''Marian Shields Robinson''' (birthname Marian Shields, born July 1937) is the mother of [[First Lady of the United States]] [[Michelle Obama]]. She is the [[mother-in-law]] of [[President of the United States|President]] [[Barack Obama]], and the only surviving [[grandparent]] of [[Family of Barack Obama#Malia and Sasha Obama|Malia and Sasha Obama]]. |
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Robinson, now widowed, married Michelle's father, [[Family of Barack Obama#Fraser Robinson III|Fraser Robinson]] in 1960.<ref name="radaronline.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.radaronline.com/features/2008/07/john_mccain_barack_obama_michelle_cindy_dunham_roberta_wrigh_04.php|title=First Families: ''Radar'' introduces you to the next president's relatives|date=July 2, 2008|accessdate=January 28, 2009|first=Lia|last=LoBello|publisher=''[[Radar (magazine)|Radar]]''}}</ref> In addition to daughter Michelle, the couple had a son, [[Craig Robinson (basketball coach)|Craig Robinson]], the current coach of the Oregon State men's basketball team. Robinson was formerly a secretary at [[Spiegel (catalog)|Spiegel catalog]] and a bank. While Michelle and Barack Obama were campaigning in 2008, Robinson tended the Obama's young children and she intends to do the same while in Washington, DC. In January 2009 it was reported that Robinson will officially be moving into the White House itself and becoming part of the [[First Family of the United States|First Family]];<ref>{{cite news|url=http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/09/obamas-mother-in-law-to-move-into-the-white-house/?hp | title=Obama’s Mother-in-Law to Move Into the White House | author=Swarns, Rachel L. | publisher=''[[The New York Times]]'' | date=January 9, 2009|accessdate=January 9, 2009}}</ref> she will be the first live-in grandmother there since [[Mamie Eisenhower|Elvira "Minnie " Doud]] during the Eisenhower administration. Some media outlets have dubbed Robinson the "First Granny".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/3407525/Michelle-Obama-persuades-First-Granny-to-join-new-White-House-team.html |author=Sherwell, Philip|title=Michelle Obama persuades First Granny to join new White House team | publisher=''[[The Telegraph]]'' | date=January 14, 2009 | accessdate=January 28, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gN_i2jrCVkJQgfMbSDRRrNk8U4Sw | title=Will Obama mum-in-law make it a family affair in the White House? | publisher=[[Agence France Presse]] | date=November 22, 2008 | accessdate=January 9, 2009}}</ref> |
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[[Category:1937 births]] |
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[[Category:African Americans]] |
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[[Category:Obama family]] |
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[[Category:People from Chicago, Illinois]] |
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