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Marian Robinson
Born Marian Lois Shields
July 30, 1937 (1937-07-30) (age 72)
Residence 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C.
Home town Chicago, Illinois
Known for U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama's mother
Spouse(s) Fraser C. Robinson III (1935–1991, m. 1960)
Children Craig Malcolm Robinson
Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama
Parents Purnell Nathaniel Shields
Rebecca Jumper
Relatives Barack Obama (son-in-law)
Malia and Sasha Obama (grand daughters)

Marian Lois Shields Robinson (born Marian L. Shields July 30, 1937) is the mother of Michelle Obama and the mother-in-law of President Barack Obama. She is the only living grandparent of Malia and Sasha Obama.

Robinson, now a widow, married Fraser Robinson in 1960.[1] In addition to their daughter Michelle, they also had a son, Craig, the current coach of the Oregon State men's basketball team. Robinson was formerly a secretary at Spiegel catalog and a bank. While Michelle and Barack Obama campaigned in 2008, Robinson tended the Obamas' young children. Early in January 2009, it was reported that Robinson would move into the White House with the rest of the First Family in order to provide further transition support for her grand-daughters.[2] She is the first live-in grandmother there since Elivera M. Doud during the Eisenhower administration. Some media outlets have dubbed Robinson the "First Granny".[3][4]

References

  1. ^ LoBello, Lia (July 2, 2008). "First Families: Radar introduces you to the next president's relatives". Radar. http://www.radaronline.com/features/2008/07/john_mccain_barack_obama_michelle_cindy_dunham_roberta_wrigh_04.php. Retrieved January 28, 2009.  
  2. ^ Swarns, Rachel L. (January 9, 2009). "Obama’s Mother-in-Law to Move Into the White House". The New York Times. http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/09/obamas-mother-in-law-to-move-into-the-white-house/?hp. Retrieved January 9, 2009.  
  3. ^ Sherwell, Philip (January 14, 2009). "Michelle Obama persuades First Granny to join new White House team". The Daily Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/3407525/Michelle-Obama-persuades-First-Granny-to-join-new-White-House-team.html. Retrieved January 28, 2009.  
  4. ^ "Will Obama mum-in-law make it a family affair in the White House?". Agence France Presse. November 22, 2008. http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gN_i2jrCVkJQgfMbSDRRrNk8U4Sw. Retrieved January 9, 2009.  

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