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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: Watch Michelle Obama’s Emotional Speech at the Democratic Convention [Watch (HLS stream): Watch Michelle Obama’s Emotional Speech at the Democratic Convention](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/FK5NXdd9.m3u8) (2:06)  _Published 2016-07-26. First Lady Michelle Obama gave an emotional speech at the Democratic national convention Monday night, arguing for the importance of black and female role models in the White House._ --- Jul 27, 2023 8:30 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [Michelle Obama Calls Trump 'Clearly in Over His Head' in Democratic National Convention Speech](/video/Ne4uQpEg/) ### Michelle Obama Calls Trump 'Clearly in Over His Head' in Democratic National Convention Speech [Watch Obama's Speech at the Democratic National Convention](/video/RO7XpHwY/) ### Watch Obama's Speech at the Democratic National Convention [Melania Trump Echoes Michelle Obama's 2008 Convention Speech](/video/a9mrHqjy/) ### Melania Trump Echoes Michelle Obama's 2008 Convention Speech --- ## Transcript In every election is about who will have the power to shape our children for the four or eight years of their lives. In this election there is only one person who I trust with that responsibility, only one person who I believe is truly qualified to be President of the United States And that is our friend Hillary Clinton. There were plenty of moments when Hillary could have decided that this work was too hard. But here's the thing. What I admire most about Hillary is that she never buckles under pressure. And when I think about the kind of president that I want for my girls And all our children, that's what I want someone who understand that the issues president faces are not black and white. It cannot be boiled down the 140 characters. Leaders like Hillary Clinton who has the guts and the grace To keep coming back and putting those cracks in the highest and hardest glass sealing and so she finally breaks through. Lifting all of us along with her. That is the story of this country. The story that has brought me to this stage tonight The story of generations of people who felt the lash of bondage, the shame of servitude, the sting of segregation, but who kept on striving and hoping and doing what needed to be done so that today I wake up every morning in a house that was built by slaves. [ APPLAUSE ] And because of Hillary Clinton, my daughters and all our sons and daughters now take for granted that a woman can be President of the United States. Don't let anyone ever tell you that this country isn't great, that somehow we need to make it great again Because this right now, is the greatest country on Earth. Thank you all and God bless. 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