First Lady Aims for Jumping Jack Record

Michelle O wants team to jump into record books

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 7, 2011 3:02 AM CDT

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First Lady Aims for Jumping Jack Record — First lady Michelle Obama takes part in a soccer clinic on the South Lawn of the White House as part of a Let's Move! clinic yesterday. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Michelle Obama is looking for at least 20,425 people to help her break a Guinness World Record next week. The first lady will lead hundreds of children doing a minute of jumping jacks on the White House's South Lawn on Tuesday, kicking off a 24-hour challenge, AP reports. Groups around the country will join the effort to beat the record for the most people doing jumping jacks in a 24-hour period. Event organizer National Geographic has more details. (Read more Michelle Obama stories.)