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Michelle Obama Travels—September
2012
Travels of First Lady Michelle Obama—September 2012
President Barack Obama | First Lady Michelle Obama | Vice President Joe Biden || Former Gov. Mitt Romney
In addition to delivering her speech and making the rounds at the
Democratic National Convention, the First Lady made visits to the
battleground states of Virginia, Florida, North Carolina, Iowa and
Wisconsin and did some fundraisers.
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Note: This calendar is based on publicly available information from the White House, the campaign and news accounts. The focus is on travel both campaign-related and official; Michelle Obama's in-town and activities are not listed here with the exception of campaign appearances. The calendar above shows cities and towns. The listing below includes impromptu stops and other details, again based on publicly available information. See Rationale, Methodology and Limitations. |
Sat. Sept. 1, 2012
Sun. Sept. 2, 2012
Mon. Sept. 3, 2012 in Charlotte, NC...
-Does a walkthrough at at Time Warner Cable Arena.
Tues. Sept. 4, 2012 in Charlotte, NC...
-Speaks at the Democratic National Convention at Time Warner Cable Arena.
Wed. Sept. 5, 2012 in Charlotte, NC...
-Speaks at the African American Caucus meeting at the Charlotte Convention Center.
-Speaks at the Hispanic Caucus meeting at the Charlotte Convention Center.
-Remarks at the Human Rights Campaign/Victory Fund luncheon honoring LGBT elected officials at the Marriott City Center.
-Attends the evening program at Time Warner Cable Arena.
Thurs. Sept. 6, 2012 in Charlotte, NC...
-With Dr. Jill Biden participates in USO Service Project at the Charlotte Convention Center.
-With Dr. Jill Biden speaks at the Women’s Caucus Meeting at the Charlotte Convention Center.
-Attends the evening program at Time Warner Cable Arena.
Fri. Sept. 7, 2012
Sat. Sept. 8, 2012
Sun. Sept. 9, 2012
Mon. Sept. 10, 2012
Tues. Sept. 11, 2012
Wed. Sept. 12, 2012
Thurs. Sept. 13, 2012
-Speaks to grassroots supporters at a campaign event at Richmond CenterStage's Carpenter Theater in Richmond, VA.
OTR stop at the Ron Rosner YMCA of Spotsylvania County in Fredericksburg, VA.
-Speaks to grassroots supporters at a campaign event University of Mary Washington's William M. Anderson Center in Fredericksburg, VA.
Fri. Sept. 14, 2012
-Attends fundraising event in Washington, DC. ($) ...need details
Sat. Sept. 15, 2012
Sun. Sept. 16, 2012
Mon. Sept. 17, 2012
OTR meets with about 40 elementary school-aged girls at Girls Place Inc., an after-school program in Gainesville, FL.
-Speaks to grassroots supporters at a campaign event at University of Florida's O'Connell Center in Gainesville, FL.
-Speaks to grassroots supporters at a campaign event at the Civic Center in Tallahassee, FL.
Tues. Sept. 18, 2012
Wed. Sept. 19, 2012
-Grassroots event at North Carolina Central University in Durham, NC.
-Grassroots event in Minges Coliseum at East Carolina Universityin Greenville, NC.
Thurs. Sept. 20, 2012
Fri. Sept. 21, 2012
-Fundraising reception at Morgan State University, Murphy Fine Arts Center in Baltimore, MD. ($)
-Fundraising reception in the gallery adjacent of the home of philanthropist Robert E. Meyerhoff in Phoenix, MD (north of Baltimore). ($)
Sat. Sept. 22, 2012
-Remarks at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s 42nd Annual Phoenix Awards Dinner at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC.
Sun. Sept. 23, 2012
-Fundraising reception at the home of Andrew and Carol Golden (he is president of Princeton University Investment Co.), in Princeton, NJ. ($)
Mon. Sept. 24, 2012
-Fundraiser in New York, NY. ($) ...need details
(Joint appearance on "The View" at ABC studios in New York, NY).
(Joins President Obama at the reception for visiting heads of state and government at the UN General Assembly).
Tues. Sept. 25, 2012
(Attends President Obama's speech to the UN General Assembly).
Wed. Sept. 26, 2012
Thurs. Sept. 27, 2012
-Tapes Steve Harvey, a daytime show (to air Oct. 3) at NBC Tower in Chicago, IL.
-Fundraising reception at Harpo Studios in Chicago, IL. ($)
-LGBT fundraising reception at the home of Fred Eychaner in Chicago, IL. ($)
Fri. Sept. 28, 2012
-Speaks to grassroots supporters at the University of Northern Iowa’s McLeod Center in Cedar Falls, IA.
-Speaks to grassroots supporters at Lawrence University in Appleton, WI.
Sat. Sept. 29, 2012
Sun. Sept. 30, 2012