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Obama’s inauguration The 44th President: Jan. 20, 2009

Inauguration Day in DC

Barack Obama, left, joined by his wife Michelle, second from left, and daughters Sasha, third from left, and Malia, takes the oath of office from Chief Justice John Roberts to become the 44th president of the United States at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009.

Obama takes office

Stepping into history as America’s first black president, Barack Hussein Obama said in his inaugural address Tuesday that the nation must choose “hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord” to overcome the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.

Text of Barack Obama’s inaugural address

Text of President Barack Obama’s inaugural address on Tuesday, as prepared for delivery and released by the Presidential Inaugural Committee.

Inauguration Day 2009

The sights and sounds of a nation as a new president is sworn in.

Obama takes presidential oath

President Barack Obama takes the oath of office from Chief Justice John Roberts at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Tuesday.

Joe Biden becomes vice president

Joe Biden has been sworn in as the 47th vice president of the United States.

Inauguration Day around the world

Kenyans react as U.S. President Barack Obama appears on a large screen, as thousands of people gather to watch the U.S. Presidential inauguration ceremony taking place in Washington D.C., in Nairobi, Kenya, Tuesday. Across Kenya, neighbors divided by political violence only a year ago came together Tuesday to celebrate the U.S. presidential inauguration of Kenya's favorite son, Barack Obama.