Dr. C. von Marschall (3rd. from left) and participants in Karlsruhe

Von Marschall portrays Michelle Obama in Darmstadt, Landau and Karlsruhe
November 2-3, 2009. Dr. Christoph von Marschall, the U.S. correspondent of the Berlin-based daily newspaper Der Tagesspiegel, presented lectures on “Michelle Obama – An American Dream” at the Darmstadtium in Darmstadt, co-sponsored by the Friedrich-Ebert Foundation, on Nov. 2, and at the University of Landau and the Karlsruhe Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IHK), co-sponsored by the American-German Business Club (AGBC) in Karlsruhe on Nov. 3.  A total of over 200 guests from all walks of life learned about Michelle Obama’s astounding rise from a low-class neighborhood in the Chicago South Side to the White House and from a successful professional in her own right to First Lady of the United States.  Having accompanied the Obamas during much of Barack Obama’s campaign for the Democratic nomination and having regularly attended Michelle’s public appearances as First Lady, von Marschall had had the opportunity to personally meet and observe her from up close.  As a result, he was able to offer deep insights into her official as a well as private life and to explain why she was able to become the most popular First Lady of modern times for all Americans.