--- description: A Harvard law professor says Michelle Obama could have been president. title: The Obamas' Law Professor Says Michelle Should Have Been President image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt82d8878f5ba1777e/6988ba10fb4eac9bc4890c07/michelle-obama-law-professor-president.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [motto](/tag/motto/) ## motto Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # The Obamas' Law Professor Says Michelle Should Have Been President by [Megan Lasher](/author/megan-lasher/) ## Megan Lasher Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 13, 2017 8:02 PM CUT  U.S. first lady Michelle Obama delivers remarks during a ceremony honoring the 2017 School Counselor of the Year in the East Room of the White House January 6, 2017 in Washington, DC. These were the last public remarks by the first lady during her husband Barack Obama's presidency. U.S. first lady Michelle Obama delivers remarks during a ceremony honoring the 2017 School Counselor of the Year in the East Room of the White House January 6, 2017 in Washington, DC. These were the last public remarks by the first lady during her husband Barack Obama's presidency.Chip Somodevilla—Getty Images by [Megan Lasher](/author/megan-lasher/) ## Megan Lasher Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 13, 2017 8:02 PM CUT The Obamas are often regarded as a [power-couple](http://motto.time.com/4596442/obama-family-white-house-close/ "undefined"), with [Michelle’s](http://motto.time.com/4530580/michelle-obama-donald-trump-comments-sexual-assault/ "undefined") efforts and initiatives while First Lady having brought about [change in America](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2014/11/24/students-are-blaming-michelle-obama-for-their-gross-school-lunches/?utm%5Fterm=.e88726a6581d "undefined") and [abroad](https://www.usaid.gov/letgirlslearn "undefined"), and now a law professor has confirmed that the former FLOTUS is about as great as she’s cracked up to be. She even could have been the president. In an interview with [TMZ,](http://www.tmz.com/2017/02/10/obama-law-professor-michelle-president/ "undefined") Harvard law professor [Charles Ogletree](http://www.elle.com/culture/career-politics/news/a42968/obamas-law-professor-just-confirmed-michelle-was-the-better-student/ "undefined") said that both of the Obamas were great students, but that Michelle was more fit for the oval office. “\[Obama’s\] wife should have been president. He was great, too, but she was better,” Ogletree said. “She could easily be president, but I don’t think she will.” Barack wasn’t too shabby himself, Ogletree said, though he was a bit too enthusiastic. “When I saw him, first he was speaking too much. To everything, he said, ‘I can answer that question, professor.'” Read more at [ELLE.com](http://www.elle.com/culture/career-politics/news/a42968/obamas-law-professor-just-confirmed-michelle-was-the-better-student/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4669078/michelle-barack-obama-law-harvard/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4669078/michelle-barack-obama-law-harvard/"},"headline":"The Obamas' Law Professor Says Michelle Should Have Been President","datePublished":"2017-02-13T20:02:34.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T09:04:47.488Z","description":"‘She was better’","url":"https://time.com/4669078/michelle-barack-obama-law-harvard/","keywords":["motto"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt82d8878f5ba1777e/6988ba10fb4eac9bc4890c07/michelle-obama-law-professor-president.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan Lasher","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-lasher/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt82d8878f5ba1777e/6988ba10fb4eac9bc4890c07/michelle-obama-law-professor-president.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Michelle Obama Delivers Final Speech At The White House","caption":"U.S. first lady Michelle Obama delivers remarks during a ceremony honoring the 2017 School Counselor of the Year in the East Room of the White House January 6, 2017 in Washington, DC. 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