U.S. President Barack Obama speaks to the press in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, February 2, 2009. REUTERS/Larry Downing

U.S. President Barack Obama boards Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base near Washington, February 9, 2009. REUTERS/Jim Young

National Security Adviser retired Marine General James Jones (L) pauses while speaking as U.S. President-elect Barack Obama looks on during a news conference in Chicago in this December 1, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/John Gress/Files

U.S President Barack Obama (L) walks with first lady Michelle (R), their daughter Sasha (2nd L) and an unidentified friend of Sasha's to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, February 7, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Reed

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the House Democratic Issues Conference in Williamsburg, Virginia February 5, 2009, file photo. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about business CEO's compensation in the White House in Washington February 4, 2009. Top aides to President Barack Obama on Sunday urged Democratic and Republican lawmakers to set aside political differences and quickly approve a massive economic stimulus package this week. REUTERS/Larry Downing

Michelle and Barack Obama Barack and Michelle Obama's relationship signifies the typical American love story. The Obama romance began in the spring of 1988 in a law office where Michelle was assigned to mentor Barack Obama. Obama proposed Michelle in a swanky restaurant when the waiter had arrived with a box with a ring inside instead of the dessert. And the rest is of course history. In photo: President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama dance together at the Obama Home States Inaugural Ball in Washington.