"Jodi Kantor, New York Times correspondent, discusses *The Obamas*, her portrait of the first couple, and addresses the recent media attention and controversy around the book. In *The Obamas*, Jodi Kantor takes the reader inside the White House as the Obamas try to grapple with their new roles, change the country, raise children, maintain friendships, and figure out what it means to be the first black President and First Lady. "