VOL. 129 | NO. 180 | Tuesday, September 16, 2014

First lady Michelle Obama will visit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Wednesday, Sept. 17, according to a White House press release issued Monday.

Obama will visit with patients in the hospital’s activity room and later tour the hospital as well as visit with children receiving treatment.

Visits by first ladies are something of a tradition at the 52-year-old institution.

First ladies Barbara Bush and Hillary Clinton were present for the dedications of two research towers and buildings during the early 1990s makeover and expansion of the hospital’s campus.