Michelle Obama discusses her daughters, the re-election campaign and her advocacy work on various talk shows this week while promoting her new book on White House gardens. Here, the first lady talks with Brooklyn students and host Robin Roberts on ABC's "Good Morning America," on May 29, 2012 in New York. (Ida Mae Astute/ABC/AP)

Michelle Obama: politics tough, but 'Dad is always going to be Dad'

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First Lady Michelle Obama discusses family life, the need for her daughters to have thick skin and her advocacy for American families to eat right and exercise during interviews to promote her new book on the White House garden.

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