![]() so very ambitious, very suddenly… I remember very clearly when this transformation happened, and I remember very specifically that by 1987, about a year into our relationship, he already had his sights on becoming president.” They continued dating until Obama’s attention shifted to a run for presidency. In her interview with the Pulitzer prize-winning author, Jager says, “In the winter of ‘86, when we visited my parents, he asked me to marry him.” Jager’s parents would not allow them to get married, however– they feared their daughter was too young, only 23 at the time.ĭespite Jager’s parents’ opposition to the marriage, the couple did not immediately split up. ![]() (Getty)According to Garrow, Obama met Yager in the mid-80s while doing community organizing in Chicago, and lived with her in his early 20s. US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama kiss as they prepare to greet President-elect Donald Trump and his wife Melania to the White House in Washington, DC January 20, 2017. ![]()
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