First Lady Michelle Obama will spend Monday in Atlanta to help the campaign of Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful Michelle Nunn and promote her education initiatives.
According to travel guidance provided by the White House, Obama’s day begins with an event with Education Secretary Arne Duncan at Booker T. Washington High School — Martin Luther King Jr.’s alma mater. Obama will tour a college fair and then give a speech in the school gymnasium that promotes her “Reach Higher” initiative, pushing students to complete postgraduate education.
In the afternoon, Obama will attend a closed-press fundraiser for the Nunn campaign and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. Then she will speak at a public “Voter Registration Rally.”
There is no word yet on where exactly in Atlanta those events will be.
Republicans are seeking to mention President Barack Obama alongside Nunn every chance they get, but his wife remains more popular — and less of a lightning rod.
The event comes five days before President Bill Clinton comes to hang out with Nunn and Usher.
Nunn sent along the following statement on the First Lady’s visit:
“As CEO of President George H.W. Bush’s Points of Light Foundation, I saw firsthand how the First Lady has been a leader in increasing civic participation and fostering support for volunteerism. I am excited to have her join us in Georgia next week as we work to get more people engaged in our democracy.”
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