Washington DC, 19 January 2009: The White House lit up on Pennsylvania Avenue the day before the inauguration of Barack Obama as 44th president of the United StatesPhotograph: Shawn Thew/EPA20 January 2009: US military personnel being put through their paces outside the US CapitolPhotograph: Denny Henry/EPABarack and Michelle Obama leave Blair House for St John's Episcopal Church, next to the White House, hours before before he is due to take the oath of officePhotograph: Jim Watson/AFP
Michelle Obama is welcomed by the Reverend Luis Leon for a service at St John's churchPhotograph: Charles Dharapak/APBarack and Michelle Obama walk out of the churchPhotograph: Charles Dharapak/APObama arrives at the White House as George and Laura Bush, the outgoing president and first lady, wait in the backgroundPhotograph: Larry Downing/ReutersGeorge Bush greets Michelle ObamaPhotograph: Mandel Ngan/AFPThe Bushes and the Obamas pose for pictures outside the White HousePhotograph: Mandel Ngan/AFPPhotocall over, the couples head into the White HousePhotograph: Larry Downing/ReutersDick Cheney, the outgoing US vice-president, departs the White House with his successor, Joe Biden. Cheney injured his back lifting boxesPhotograph: Getty ImagesLaura Bush escorts Michelle Obama out of the White House on their way to the US CapitolPhotograph: Mandel Ngan/AFPBush and Obama leave the White House in on their way to Obama's swearing inPhotograph: Mandel Ngan/AFPObama walks through the US Capitol crypt behind US senator Dianne Feinstein and speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, on his way to being sworn inPhotograph: Molly Riley/ReutersMalia (left) and Sasha Obama wait for the arrival of their father during his inauguration ceremonyPhotograph: Jim Young/ReutersObama arrives for his inauguration ceremonyPhotograph: Jason Reed/ReutersObama is sworn in as president by the chief justice, John RobertsPhotograph: Win McNamee/EPABarack Obama takes the oath as the 44th US president with Michelle by his sidePhotograph: Chuck Kennedy/EPAObama's hand is placed on a Bible as he is sworn in as presidentPhotograph: Timothy A Clary/AFPObama takes the oath of officePhotograph: Brian Snyder/ReutersBarack Obama kisses his wife, Michelle, during the ceremony Photograph: Jim Young/ReutersObama greets Michelle and daughters Sasha (left) and Malia after being sworn inPhotograph: Shawn Thew/EPAObama gives his inaugural addressPhotograph: Mark Wilson/Getty ImagesCrowds gathered on the Mall in Washington to hear Obama speakPhotograph: Win McNamee/Getty ImagesObama waves to the crowd from the podiumPhotograph: Jason Reed/ReutersThe crowd celebrates as Obama is sworn in as the 44th president of the United States during the 56th presidential inauguration ceremony on the steps of the US Capitol buildingPhotograph: Chris Usher/EPAPresident Barack and First Lady Michelle Obama talk with outgoing president George Bush and his wife Laura during the departure ceremony in Washington Photograph: Kevin Lamarque/ReutersMichelle and Barack Obama accompany the Bushes as they prepare to leave by helicopter on the east front of the US Capitol buildingPhotograph: Tannen Maury/EPAObama puts his hand on the back of outgoing president Bush as they walk towards the presidential helicopter Photograph: Saul Loeb - Pool/EPABush departs from the US Capitol following the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United StatesPhotograph: Pool/Getty Images
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