Speakeasy: Michelle O on her quiet space

Published May 5, 2011 4:00am ET



“I equate it to living in an apartment building. You come in the lobby and there’s a bustle of people down there, your neighbors that you know. And then you get on your elevator and go to your apartment and you’re home.”

– First lady Michelle Obama talking to Martha Stewart about how her, President Obama and their girls still can manage to have a quiet private life.