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The first inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States took place on Tuesday, January 20, 2009, at the West Front of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. The 56th inauguration, which set a record attendance for any event held in the city, marked the commencement of the first term of Barack Obama as president ...
Barack Obama's tenure as the 44th president of the United States began with his first inauguration on January 20, 2009, and ended on January 20, 2017. Obama, a Democrat from Illinois, took office following his victory over Republican nominee John McCain in the 2008 presidential election.
January 8, 2009: Joint session counted the Electoral College votes of the 2008 presidential election. [9] January 20, 2009: Barack Obama became 44th President of the United States. February 24, 2009: President Obama addressed a joint session of Congress; April 28, 2009: Senator Arlen Specter switched from the Republican Party to the Democratic ...
Updated February 23, 2017 at 7:58 AM. January 20, 2009 was a cold day in Washington D.C., with temperatures hovering right below freezing, but an estimated 1.8 million people flooded onto the ...
President Donald Trump addressing the Congress, with Vice President Mike Pence and House Speaker Paul Ryan. View from the Executive Gallery of the House Chamber. Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States, addressed a joint session of the United States Congress on February 28, 2017. It was his first public address before a joint session.
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United States President Barack Obama discussed his plan for health care reform in a speech delivered to a joint session of the 111th United States Congress on September 9, 2009 at 8:00 PM (EDT). The speech was delivered to Congress on the floor of the chamber of the United States House of Representatives in the United States Capitol.
The first 100 days of the Barack Obama presidency began on January 20, 2009, the day Barack Obama was inaugurated as the 44th president of the United States. The first 100 days of a presidential term took on symbolic significance during Franklin D. Roosevelt 's first term in office, and the period is considered a benchmark to measure the early ...