 But you talked about who was running the White House. Someday there will be a tell-all book on this, but here are my thoughts. Obama, Susan Rice, and Valerie Jarrett, who was very big in the Chicago political machine. Michelle knew her husband knew very little about politics, so she begged Valerie to live with them in the White House. She kept a very low profile. In all that time, I only saw her once while she was walking towards their plane. End of story. Ha!