Secret
Service agents have one of the toughest jobs in Washington: They are expected,
if necessary, to put their lives on the line in the protection of the President
and his family.
They've also had to teach a teen
to drive.
First Lady Michelle Obama
revealed this week that her older daughter, 16-year-old Malia, was taught to
drive by the Secret Service and occasionally drives outside the White House
grounds on her own.
"The Secret Service [taught
her], actually, because they wouldn't let me in the car with her," Obama
told television
host Rachael Ray in an interview that's set to air Thursday.
It's a good thing, too, as the
First Lady told Ray she hasn't driven in seven or eight years, and admitted
earlier this week she's forgotten some of the basics.
During a Monday interview on
"Live! With Kelly and Michael," Obama said that when Malia asked her
for advice on how to park in a public lot, the First Lady wasn't sure.
"I barely know now too so I
have to check with other sources," she said.
Obama said that while Malia is
typically covered by a security detail, she has driven on her own.
"She always has security
around. But in order for her to learn how to drive, she had to drive on her
own. So once she was legally permitted to drive on her own, she gets in her
car," she said.
Allowing Malia to drive, Obama
told Ray, is part of her parents' effort to give their kids as normal a life as
possible, despite their unusual upbringing.
"Driving for Malia, I think,
gives her a sense of normalcy, like the rest of her friends are doing. And my
kids have got to learn how to live in the world like normal kids," she
said.
Culled:CNN
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