Sign up to The Irish Times Archive (1859 - 2008)My Account »
Tue 01 Jan 2009Barack Obama sworn in as 44th US president
Barack Obama has been sworn in as the first black president of the United States. He becomes the 44th president after replacing George W Bush.
Hundreds of thousands of people, bundled up against the cold and in a festive mood, packed Washington's Mall, which stretches from the Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial on the Potomac River, and along Pennsylvania Avenue to the White House to witness Mr Obama being sworn in as the 44th US president.
Choose a Subscription type - required
