January 21, 2009
‘A NEW ERA OF PEACE’
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President Barack Obama delivers his inaugural address after taking the oath as the 44th U.S. President at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, January 20, 2009. More than one million citizens show their support by watching history in the making.
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President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, examine the bible used for his swearing-in ceremony at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, January 20, 2009. Below: Win McNamee/Pool/MCT
Millions of people fill the National Mall to support President Barack Obama, after being sworn in as the 44th President of the United States of America. Mark Wilson/Pool/MCT
Vice President Joseph R. Biden is greeted by President Barack Obama after being sworn in as Vice President during the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th U.S. President at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, January 20, 2009.
“We will not apologize for our way of life, nor will we waver in its defense, and for those who seek to advance their aims by inducing terror and slaughtering innocents, we say to you now that our spirit is stronger and cannot be broken; you cannot outlast us, and we will defeat you.”
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President Barack Obama
United States of America Presidential Inauguration 2009