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Gallery: President Obama's inauguration

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. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

January 20, 2009 @ 12:51 PM

WASHINGTON -- Barack Obama was inaugurated as president on Jan. 20, 2009, in Washington.

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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. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Vice President Joe Biden waves after being sworn in at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. At left is his wife, Jill. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)

President Bush, right, walks out with President-elect Barack Obama, on the North Portico of the White House before sharing the presidential limousine enroute to Capitol Hill for inauguration in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Former President Bill Clinton greets Michelle Obama, wife of President-elect Barack Obama as they arrive at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009, for Obama's swearing-in ceremony (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)

President-elect Barack Obama is greeted as he arrives for swearing-in ceremonies at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)

Former President George H.W. Bush and wife, Barbara, arrive at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009, for the swearing-in of President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)

Secretary of State nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton and husband, former President Bill Clinton, are greeted as they arrive at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009, for the swearing-in of President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)

Vice President-elect Joe Biden greets Sasha Obama as Michelle Obama talks to her daughter Malia before the inauguration ceremony at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Barack Obama arrives for his inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

President-elect Barack Obama laughs as he sits on the inaugural stage during his inauguration as the 44th President of the United States of America on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol Tuesday, Jan 20, 2009, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Wilson, Pool)

Former Vice President Al Gore, left, and former President Bill Clinton talk prior to the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States of America on the West Front of the Capitol Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009 in Washington. (AP Photo/Win McNamee, Pool)

Joe Biden is sworn in as the Vice President of the United States by Justice John Paul Stevens Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Scott Andrews, Pool)

President-elect Barack Obama is greeted as he arrives for swearing-in ceremonies at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)

Barack Obama, left, joined by his wife Michelle, third from left, and daughters Sasha, fourth 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. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Michelle Obama arrives for the inauguration ceremony at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Barack Obama, center, is greeted as he arrives for his inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. At right rear is Joe Biden. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Michelle Obama, left, and Jill Biden, wife of Vice President-elect Joe Biden, arrive for the inauguration ceremny at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen)

Former President George H.W. Bush arrives alongside his granddaughters, Barbara Bush, right, and Jenna Bush, at the U.S. Capitol for the swearing in of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States in Washington, Tuesday, Jan 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Saul Loeb, Pool)

Former President Jimmy Carter and wife Rosalynn arrive at the inauguration of Barack Obama on the West Front of the Capitol Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009 in Washington. (AP Photo/Pool, Mark Wilson)

The presidential seal is affixed on the door of the new presidential limousine that will take President George W. Bush and President-elect Barack Obama from the White House to the inauguration ceremony at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Vice President Joseph R. Biden is greeted by President-elect Barack Obama after being sworn in during the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States of America on the West Front of the Capitol Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009 in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Wilson, Pool)

Aretha Franklin performs at the swearing-in ceremony at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)

President Bush, center right, and first lady Laura Bush, center left, welcome President-elect Barack Obama, far left, and his wife Michelle Obama, right, on the North Portico of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

President-elect Barack Obama embraces his daughter Malia as his wife Michelle, and younger daughter Sasha look on as they arrive for the inauguration ceremony at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

President-elect Barack Obama and Michelle Obama arrive for church service at St. John's Episcopal Church across from the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Medea Benjamin, of Code Pink, and Desiree Fairooc, of Arlington, Texas, hold up their signs as they wait for the inauguration ceremony to begin at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)

People dance along the inauguration parade route as they wait to see President-elect Barack Obama on Tuesday, January 20, 2009 in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

People fill the National Mall in the early morning hours of Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009, as they wait for the Inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States. (AP Photo/Scott Andrews, Pool)

Tim McGregor of Cape Cod, Mass., leans in to kiss his fiance Jessica McHugh on the National Mall Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009, before the swearing-in ceremony of President-elect Barack Obama. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Diddy talks to a friends as he arrives at the U.S. Capitol for the inauguration ceremny in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

President-elect Barack Obama and Michelle Obama are welcomed by Rev. Luis Leon as they arrive for church service at St. John's Episcopal Church across from the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

President Bush, right, walks out with President-elect Barack Obama, left, on the North Portico of the White House before sharing the Presidential limousine enroute to Capitol Hill for the inauguration of the President-elect in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Das Stoked of Providence, R. I., waves a flag with the image of President-elect Barack Obama on the National Mall looking towards the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Boxing promoter Don King arrives for the inauguration of Barack Obama and Joe Biden at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Secretary of State nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton waves as she arrives at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Oprah Winfrey, center, is joined by companion Steadman Graham as she arrives for the inauguration of Barack Obama and Joe Biden at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Reverend Daryl Carter of Dallas, Texas, waits on the National Mall for the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Actors Samuel L. Jackson, right, and Dustin Hoffman greet each other as they arrive for the inauguration ceremonyat the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen)

President Bush, right, and first lady Laura Bush, left, welcome President-elect Barack Obama, center left, and his wife Michelle Obama, center right, on the North Portico of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Shareef Harrison, 9, left, shows off his decorated flag as Cheryl Odom, right, watches during an inauguration ceremony at the Harlem Armory Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009 in New York. Thousands are gathering to celebrate the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Treasury Secretary nominee Timothy Geithner, center, arrives for the inauguration of Barack Obama and Joe Biden at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.V., arrives for the inauguration of Barack Obama and Joe Biden at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Former President Jimmy Carter and wife, Rosalynn, arrive at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009, for the swearing-in of President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)

Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., arrives for the inauguration of Barack Obama and Joe Biden at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

President-elect Barack Obama and Michelle Obama walk out of St. John's Episcopal Church across from the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Maya Soetoro-Ng, sister of Barack Obama stands behind his daughters, Sasha and Malia as they arrive for the inauguration ceremony at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., arrives for the inauguration of Barack Obama and Joe Biden at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Rep. Henry Waxman, D- Calif, takes a pictures at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009, before for the swearing-in of President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)

Crowds gather on the National Mall in Washington for the swearing-in ceremony of President-elect Barack Obama on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)

Inauguration day spectators take advantage of balconies and offices with views of the Capitol Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009, in Washington as they await the swearing-in ceremony of President-elect Barack Obama. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

Bxoning promoter Don King holds up his flags before the inauguration ceremony at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen)

President-elect Barack Obama and Michelle Obama are welcomed by Rev. Luis Leon as they arrive for church service at St. John's Episcopal Church across from the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Members the San Francisco Boys Chorus and the San Francisco Girls Chorus sing at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009 before the start of the swearing-in ceremony for Barack Obama. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., left, and Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., arrive at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009, for the swearing-in of President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)

Photographers crowd a camera stand as people fill the National Mall before the inauguration of Barack Obama and Joe Biden at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Hannah Stuart of Seattle, Wash., dances on the National Mall Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009, before the swearing-in ceremony of President-elect Barack Obama. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Joe Biden is greeted as he arrives at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Gen. George W. Casey Jr., Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, foreground, Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force, center, and Adm. Gary Roughead, Chief of Naval Operations, arrive at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009, for the swearing-in of President-elect Barack Obama. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)

Two unidentified attendees stay warm as they wait for the inauguration of Barack Obama and Joe Biden at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., finds his seat as he arrives for the inauguration ceremony at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen)

President Bush, center right, and first lady Laura Bush, center left, welcome President-elect Barack Obama, far left, and his wife Michelle Obama, right, on the North Portico of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

A sailor salutes as the limousine carrying President George W. Bush and President-elect Barack Obama leave the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell, left, greets Elie Wiesel as they arrive for the inauguration of Barack Obama and Joe Biden at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Bundled people pack the National Mall for the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Sen. Roland Burris, D-Ill., arrives at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009, for the swearing-in of President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)

President-elect Barack Obama says goodbye to Rev. Luis Leon as he walks out of St. John's Episcopal Church across from the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Barack Obama is greeted as he arrives for his inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Andrea Lawrence, center, participates in the candlelight service commemorating the the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2008 in McAlester, Okla. (AP Photo/The McAlester News-Capital & Democrat, Kevin Harvison)

A large crowd waits for a check point to open up access to the National Mall as they gather for the presidential inauguration of Barack Obama, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009, in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

President Bush, right, walks out with President-elect Barack Obama, left, on the North Portico of the White House before sharing the Presidential limousine enroute to Capitol Hill for the inauguration of the President-elect in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

John Podesta, president of the the Center for American Progress, left, and Howard Dean, outgoing Democratic National Committee chairman, right, arrive at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, for the swearing-in ceremony for President-elect Barack Obama Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)

Vice President Dick Cheney arrives in a wheelchair at the U.S. Capitol for the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th president in Washington, Tuesday, Jan 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Saul Loeb, Pool)

Robin Mitchell of Upper Marlboro, Md., cheers on the National Mall for the in anticipation of the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Jay-Z and Beyonce try to find their seats as they arrive for the inauguration ceremony at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

An attendee holds up his sign as he waits for the inauguration ceremony at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)

President Bush, right, and first lady Laura Bush, left, wait to welcome President-elect Barack Obama, lower right, on the North Portico of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, left, and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger arrive at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009, for the swearing-in of President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)

The Rev. Rick Warren, of the Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif., gives the invocation as President-elect Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, left, bow their heads during swearing-in ceremonies at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)

President Bush, right, walks out with President-elect Barack Obama, left, on the North Portico of the White House before sharing the Presidential limousine enroute to Capitol Hill for inauguration in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Sen. Arlin Specter, R-Pa., takes a picture as he arrives at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009, for the swearing-in of President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)

President-elect Barack Obama and Michelle Obama arrive for church service at St. John's Episcopal Church across from the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

First lady Laura Bush, right, walks out with Michelle Obama, left, wife of President-elect Barack Obama, from the North Portico of the White House enroute to Capitol Hill for inauguration in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)