Marian Robinson
Marian Robinson | |
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| Born | Marian Lois Shields July 30, 1937 |
| Known for | U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama's mother |
| Spouse | Fraser C. Robinson III (1935–1991, m. 1960) |
| Children | Craig Malcolm Robinson Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama |
| Parent(s) | Purnell Nathaniel Shields Rebecca Jumper |
| Relatives | Barack Obama (son-in-law) Malia and Sasha Obama (grand daughters) |
Marian Lois Shields Robinson (birth name Marian L. Shields, born July 30, 1937) is the mother of First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama and the mother-in-law of President Barack Obama. She is the only living grandparent of Malia and Sasha Obama.
Robinson, now a widow, married Fraser Robinson in 1960.[1] In addition to their daughter Michelle, they also had a son, Craig, the current coach of the Oregon State men's basketball team. Robinson was formerly a secretary at Spiegel catalog and a bank. While Michelle and Barack Obama campaigned in 2008, Robinson tended the Obamas' young children. Early in January 2009, it was reported that Robinson would move into the White House with the rest of the First Family in order to provide further transition support for her grand-daughters.[2] She is the first live-in grandmother there since Elivera M. Doud during the Eisenhower administration. Some media outlets have dubbed Robinson the "First Granny".[3][4]
References
- ^ LoBello, Lia (July 2, 2008). "First Families: Radar introduces you to the next president's relatives". Radar. Retrieved January 28, 2009.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Swarns, Rachel L. (January 9, 2009). "Obama's Mother-in-Law to Move Into the White House". The New York Times. Retrieved January 9, 2009.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Sherwell, Philip (January 14, 2009). "Michelle Obama persuades First Granny to join new White House team". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved January 28, 2009.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Will Obama mum-in-law make it a family affair in the White House?". Agence France Presse. November 22, 2008. Retrieved January 9, 2009.
External links
- "Marian Robinson", The New York Times
- "A Mother's Love: First Lady & Mom", Essence magazine
- "An In-Law Is Finding Washington to Her Liking ", The New York Times
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