doi:10.7916/b7x5-vj88Oral history interview with Eleanor Kaye Wilson, 2020Wilson, Eleanororal historiesmixed materialPresidents--Family--United StatesWelfare recipients--Employment--United StatesPublic welfare--United StatesCommunity organization--United StatesCommunity development--United StatesSecret service--United StatesPresidents' spouses--Protection--United StatesChildren of presidents--Protection--United StatesWilson, EleanorObama, BarackObama, Michelle, 1964-Obama, Malia, 1998-Obama, Sasha, 2001-President's Commission on White House Fellowships (U.S.)Eleanor Kaye Wilson, godmother to Malia and Sasha Obama, shares memories of her relationship with the Obama family, including stories from the years of the Obama presidency. Wilson first met Barack Obama in Chicago in the early-1990s through her work in nonprofit organizations, and she describes Obama's early interests in community organizing, minority-led nonprofits, and welfare-to-work policy; and she recounts his entry into local and statewide politics. She also reflects on the first family's life in the White House; their connection with Secret Service and White House residence staff; and her experience accompanying the first family on foreign trips, including their visit to Buckingham Palace. Also discussed are Wilson's efforts to increase the diversity of the White House fellows through her service on the President's Commission on White House Fellowships, the evolution of Obama's relationship with the Black community in Chicago, and Obama's reception by foreign publics