Michelle Obama talks public retirement with Letterman

If Michelle Obama has post-White House plans, she is not sharing them. — (Image credit: Late Show)

David Letterman is retiring on May 20, and on Thursday's Late Show, he tried to get First Lady Michelle Obama to open up about her post-White House plans. "You're not retiring," he said, "but do you ever glimpse that far down the road?" If she does, she isn't saying. But like any good conversationalist, Obama turned the conversation to Letterman, and even offered to babysit for him — well, help him through the travails of child-rearing. "That's both delightful and pathetic, isn't it?" Letterman said. "Did you hear what the president's wife is doing now?" So, we don't know Obama's plans after leaving the public eye, but given her skills at deflection, maybe Letterman is right: Politics wouldn't be a bad choice. —Peter Weber

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.