Thursday, January 22, 2009 |
Last night at 7:35, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. administered the oath of office to President Barack Obama a second time in the Map Room of the White House. Roberts began by asking Obama whether he was ready. “I am, and we’re going to do it very slowly,” Obama replied.
The do-over was to dispel any confusion after Tuesday’s oath and erase any doubt that Obama is legally president, although Obama became president at noon Tuesday without taking the oath as stated in the Constitution.
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Wednesday, January 21, 2009 |
After Tuesday’s historic events, U.S. President Barack Obama gets to work in the Oval Office on Wednesday morning in Washington, DC.
President Obama (joined by Vice President Biden) signed his first five executive orders on Wednesday. Obama’s orders dealt with a freeze on some government salaries, a ban on lobbying his administration after leaving, and loosening of the way the federal government interprets the Freedom of Information Act.
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Wednesday, January 21, 2009 |
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama danced their way through 10 official inaugural balls Tuesday night, after a historic day in American history.
The Obamas were serenaded by Beyoncé during their first dance at the Neighborhood Ball, where she sang Etta James’ “At Last,” from her role in the movie “Cadillac Records.”
Before the dance, Obama addressed the crowd, which erupted in applause when he entered the room.
“First of all, how good-looking is my wife?” Obama beemed.
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Wednesday, January 21, 2009 |
Everyone is probably talking about the gaffe made yesterday morning regarding the Presidential Oath of Office. It seems Chief Justice John Roberts decided to try it without any text and made a mess of it while President Barack Obama tripped all over Roberts’ lines.
This is how the oath is supposed to read:
I (name) do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of president of the United States, and will, to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States.
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Tuesday, January 20, 2009 |
President Barack Obama is sworn in as the 44th President of the United States of America as his wife, Michelle Obama, and daughters, Malia and Sasha, look on.
Placing his hand on the Bible once used by Abraham Lincoln, Obama took the Oath of Office at 12:05 p.m. on the steps of the U.S. Capitol. Immediately following, he delivered his Inaugural Address to a sea of flag-waving Americans stretching down the National Mall to the Lincoln Memorial and beyond.
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Monday, January 19, 2009 |
President-elect Barack Obama makes a statement while helping to paint the walls at the Sasha Bruce House, a shelter for teens Monday, January 19, in Washington, DC., Obama stopped at Sasha Bruce House to promote his ‘Day Of Service’ program in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King. His wife Michelle Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden’s wife, Jill Biden also participated in various programs.
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Saturday, January 17, 2009 |
On Saturday, President-elect Barack Obama spoke before departing Philadelphia by train en route to Washington on the Whistle Stop Train Tour. The train tour kicks off events leading up to Obama’s January 20th inauguration.
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