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Michelle Obama and Lyle Lovett at country music workshop.

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By Lynn Sweet on November 21, 2011 2:12 PM
THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary
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For Immediate Release November 21, 2011

REMARKS BY THE FIRST LADY
AT A COUNTRY MUSIC STUDENT WORKSHOP

State Dining Room

2:10 P.M. EST

MRS. OBAMA: Hey, what’s going on? It’s good to see you guys! Well, hello, and welcome. Pretty cool, huh?

AUDIENCE: Yes!

MRS. OBAMA: Yes, pretty cool. Well, I can’t stay, because I have to go out to the garden and do a bunch of other stuff. But this is one of my favorite parts of the day, when we have Music Series and inviting you guys all here, so you get a little taste of it.

And today, in the latest edition of the White House Music Series, we are celebrating the great American art of country music. And this is our second time doing country music, and it’s one of our favorite art forms.

And I want to start by just thanking a few people before I turn it over. We have a trio of amazing stars, men who are gorgeous and talented and awesome and giving — yes, yes. Lyle Lovett, Darius Rucker, and of course Kris Kristofferson, who are here with us, and Bob Santelli, who has been just a huge support for these events that we have. He’s from the GRAMMY Museum, and he helps to put all this stuff together, and oftentimes works to get young people here for these series. So I want to thank them for being here.

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