Sep 05, 2012 at 12:45 am

Watch Michelle Obama's Speech at Democratic National Convention!

Michelle Obama commands the stage as she speaks at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday (September 4) in Charlotte, N.C.

The 48-year-old First Lady of the United States was all smiles as she took the stage at Time Warner Cable Arena and addressed the crowd.

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“Barack knows the American Dream because he’s lived it,” Michelle told the Democratic National Convention in part of her speech. “Today, after so many struggles and triumphs and moments that have tested my husband in ways I never could have imagined, I have seen firsthand that being president doesn’t change who you are – it reveals who you are.”

Watch Michelle‘s speech below.