Jan 21 Watch In First Meeting With Military, Obama Outlines Goals for Action in Iraq President Obama met with top military officials to discuss the status of Iraq and his administration's plans to withdraw combat troops from Iraq by May 2010. Retired Army generals discuss the feasibility of his plan. Continue watching
Jan 21 Watch On First Day in Office, Obama Tackles the Economy, Iraq On his first full day in office, President Barack Obama set to work on the top issues facing his administration including the economy and the war in Iraq and signed an executive order on ethics for White House employees. Kwame… Continue watching
Jan 21 Hours After Inauguration, Obama Orders Halt in Guantanamo Trials By Admin, PBS News Hour Just hours after taking office, President Barack Obama ordered military prosecutors to halt all pending cases in the Guantanamo war crimes tribunals for 120 days, a clear shift from the policies of the Bush administration. Continue reading
Jan 20 Watch As Obama Takes Office, Another President Says Good-bye Essayist Richard Rodriguez mulls the nature and significance of presidential farewells as George W. Bush leaves the White House to his successor, President Barack Obama. Continue watching
Jan 20 Watch Senate Confirms Several Obama Nominees on Inauguration Day The Senate confirmed several of the Obama administration's Cabinet choices but delayed voting on Hillary Clinton for secretary of state. Jim Lehrer reports on the day's events. Continue watching
Jan 20 Watch Crowds Descend on National Mall to Celebrate Inauguration As many as 2 million people converged on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., to witness the inauguration of President Barack Obama. Gwen Ifill reports on the record crowds and their reactions to the historic day. Continue watching
Jan 20 Watch Barack Obama Sworn In as President on Historic Day Barack Obama took the oath of office Tuesday to become the 44th president of the United States. Ray Suarez reports. Continue watching
Jan 20 Obama to Seek ‘New Way Forward’ on Global Issues By Admin, PBS News Hour President Barack Obama told the Muslim world he would "seek a new way forward" in his inaugural address Tuesday, while world leaders issued statements welcoming him as the United States' 44th president. Continue reading
Jan 20 Weekly Poem: ‘Praise Song for the Day’ By Arts Desk Praise Song for the Day by Elizabeth Alexander. Each day we go about our business, walking past each other, catching each other's eyes or not, about to speak or speaking. Continue reading
Jan 20 Obama Steps Into History as 44th President By PBS News Hour In a historic moment before a jubilant crowd estimated to surpass one million people, Barack Obama became the 44th president and the first black president of the United States Tuesday. Continue reading