President Obama says he and the First Family are ready to leave the 'bubble' of the White House and reveals Michelle has never liked the spotlight
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President Obama has revealed that the First Family will be happy to move out of the White House and out of the spotlight.
Speaking to Steve Kroft on 60 minutes he said that the 'bubbles' they are in and constraints posed by Secret Service have 'gotten old'.
He said: 'Michelle never fully took to the scrutiny. She's thrived as a First Lady, but it's not her preference.
'She was the hardest sell, and she never fully embraced being in the public spotlight, which is ironic given how good she is.
His days as president are rapidly shrinking, as the inauguration of President Elect Donald Trump approaches on January 20.
Speaking about his daughters, Sasha and Malia, he said they have grown tired of the constraints of Secret Service and 'all that stuff' now that they have gotten older.
However, the President added that he and Michelle both recognize that they have a lot of memories in the White House.
He said: 'Our kids grew up here. Some of our best friends have been made here in this place. There have been moments that were highlights for us that are going to be hard to duplicate.'
The President also told the story of how the First Lady has said to their friends that her husband is the kind of guy she wants to be the President, but she wishes he didn't want to do it while they are married.
This week, Jenna Bush Hager and her sister Barbara Bush shared a touching, heartfelt letter they wrote to Sasha and Malia Obama as the younger girls prepare to leave the White House.
In the note, which Jenna read live on the Today show Friday morning, they reference showing the girls around their new home eight years ago, sliding down the banister of the solarium together, showing off their new bedrooms, and introducing them to staff.
A photographer managed to capture that very moment that Barbara and Jenna, then 20, and children Sasha, then seven, and Malia, then ten, slid down the banister.
In one frame, the twins and First Lady Laura Bush look on as Sasha goes first down the side of the ramp, smiling and raising her arms in the air.
Malia looks ready to go, and in the next frame she is sliding down the side with a smile on her face.
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