--- title: President Obama Delivers Valentine's Day Message to Michelle description: "I ObamaCare about you more than you even know" canonical: https://time.com/4219112/valentines-day-president-obama-michelle-ellen-show/ author: Maya Rhodan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-02-12T14:20:12.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T15:02:12.198Z article:section: Politics og:title: Watch President Obama's Special Valentine's Day Message to Michelle og:description: "I ObamaCare about you more than you even know it" og:url: https://time.com/4219112/valentines-day-president-obama-michelle-ellen-show/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt42c1c31c08ea64e9/69887d610b72e37b166e81cb/barack-obama-the-ellen-degeneres-show.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: US-POLITICS-OBAMA-DEGENERES og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch President Obama's Special Valentine's Day Message to Michelle twitter:description: "I ObamaCare about you more than you even know it" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt42c1c31c08ea64e9/69887d610b72e37b166e81cb/barack-obama-the-ellen-degeneres-show.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch President Obama's Special Valentine's Day Message to Michelle by [Maya Rhodan](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Feb 12, 2016 2:20 PM UTC  US President Barack Obama and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres are seen during a break in the taping of The Ellen DeGeneres show at Warner Brothers Studios in Burbank, Calif. on Feb. 11, 2016. US President Barack Obama and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres are seen during a break in the taping of The Ellen DeGeneres show at Warner Brothers Studios in Burbank, Calif. on Feb. 11, 2016.MandeL Ngan—AFP/Getty Images by [Maya Rhodan](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Feb 12, 2016 2:20 PM UTC President Obama will be spending [Valentine’s Day](http://time.com/4212620/valentines-day-2016-ideas-gifts-celebrate/) in California, but that isn’t stopping him from [doing something sweet for the First Lady](http://www.ellentv.com/videos/0-wh2ip495/). During an appearance on _The Ellen Show_ set to air Friday, the President recorded a special message for Michelle in front of a romantic background and a live viewing audience. Not to mention the millions who will likely tune in live and online. “Michelle, this Valentine’s Day I’m going to treat you right,” Obama says, as the instrumental for Barry White’s “Never Gonna Give You Up played in the background. “I’m going to make you some zucchini bread and then spread out some veggies on a plate, just the way you like it.” In a shameless plug for the President’s signature health care law, he said “I love you so much. I ObamaCare about you more than you even know.” The President’s message followed a surprise video appearance by the First Lady, who recited a special poem for the commander-in-chief. “Roses are red, violets are blue. You are the president, and I am your boo,” Michelle Obama said. 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