In the summer of 1989, Michelle Robinson, a young Chicago lawyer, was assigned to mentor a summer associate—and she had no interest in dating him. That associate was Barack Obama. From their first conversations about community and justice, he was intrigued, but Michelle kept things professional. He persisted, she resisted, until his curiosity, respect, and listening won her over. Their first date? Ice cream at Baskin-Robbins and Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing. Watching Barack thoughtfully unpack