WASHINGTON - The Obama family is making plans for a new life in the District, and in a "60 Minutes" interview Sunday night, Michelle Obama spoke about her plans as the new First Lady.

Obama said she would like to focus on her children's transition first, but then will take on causes like helping military families. She also said she and her husband want to get involved in the D.C. community -- whether it's in their neighborhood or in their children's' school. In D.C., the Obama interview generated a lot of buzz. Residents had their own opinions about how the Obama family should get involved in their community.

"I remember Lady Bird Johnson who beautified Washington with her thousands and thousands of bulb plantings and made it a very beautiful spring for all of us," noted Mary Butler, a Silver Spring resident.

D.C. resident Jody McPherson said, "it would be helpful if they helped us get the right to vote."

Others had another suggestion for how the Obama family could get involved in the community -- send their daughters to public school. "Well I think if they're going to get involved in the community than what better way than get directly involved in the educational system in the District," said Alexandria (web|news) resident Mike Pattavina.

Ece Gimer, who sends her son to a D.C. public school, said she thinks that the Obamas would be well served by the public school system. "I feel very lucky that we live where we live so that my son can go to D.C. public school and so far -- he's in his second year -- we are very happy with it," she said.

On Monday, Michelle Obama was in the District with her daughters visiting the schools they might attend.