President Obama's First Day
Date: 1/21/2009 Album ID: 676150
President Obama walks into the Oval Office for his first full day of office. See a slideshow of him as he begins conducting the business of America.
WASHINGTON - JANUARY 21:  In this handout from the White House, U.S.  President Barack Obama talks on the phone in the Oval Office of the White House in the morning January 21, 2009 in Washington, DC. This is the first complete day of Obama's administration.  (Photo by Pete Souza/White House via Getty Images)
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A general view of the National Prayer Service attened by US President Barack Obama in Washington, DC, on January 21, 2009. AFP PHOTO/Jewel SAMAD (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)
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US President Barack Obama (2nd-L), First Lady Michelle Obama (L), Vice President Joe Biden (2nd-R), his wife Jill (C), former US President Bill Clinton (2nd-R) and US Secretary of State-designate Hillary Rodham Clinton attend the National Prayer Service in Washington, DC, on January 21, 2009. AFP PHOTO/Jewel SAMAD (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)
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From left, first lady Michelle Obama, President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, his wife Jill Biden, former President Bill Clinton, and Secretary of State nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton attend the inaugural prayer service at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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President Barack Obama, right, leaves after attending the inaugural prayer service at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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The morning sunrise beams by the White House as President Barack Obama starts his first on the job, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009, in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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Obama first full day in Oval Office
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WASHINGTON - JANUARY 21:  In this handout from the White House, U.S.  President Barack Obama (R) talks with White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel in the Oval Office of the White House in the morning January 21, 2009 in Washington, DC. This is the first complete day of Obama's administration.  (Photo by Pete Souza/White House via Getty Images)
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President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama greet Beverly Bezeokoli, originally from Tanzania, and other members of the public in the Blue Room on the State Floor of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009, during an open house. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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Members of the public take pictures of the presidential seal in the Cross Hall on the State Floor of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009, during an open house hosted by President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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President Barack Obama, accompanied by Vice President Joe Biden, meets with their senior staff to assert expectations on ethics and conduct, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009, at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus in Washington.  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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WASHINGTON - JANUARY 21:  U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden (C) helps to take a signed executive order away from U.S. President Barack Obama (R) during an event at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building of the White House January 21, 2009 in Washington. Five executive orders requiring staffers to comply with strict new rules on governing lobbying, lobbyists and the Freedom of Information Act were signed by Obama and a group of senior staff was sworn in by Biden during the event on their first day in office.  (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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Vice President Joe Biden looks on as President Barack Obama signs executive orders, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)
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WASHINGTON - JANUARY 21:  A pen used by U.S.  President Barack Obama lies on an executive order prior to signing in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building January 21, 2009 in Washington, DC.  Five executive orders requiring staffers to comply with strict new rules on governing lobbying, lobbyists and the Freedom of Information Act were signed by Obama and a group of senior staff was sworn in by Vice President Joseph Biden during the event on their first day in office.  (Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images)
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WASHINGTON - JANUARY 21:  U.S. President Barack Obama (L) pats Vice President Joe Biden (C) on the back after speaking in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building January 21, 2009 in Washington, DC.  Five executive orders requiring staffers to comply with strict new rules on governing lobbying, lobbyists and the Freedom of Information Act were signed by Obama and a group of senior staff was sworn in by Vice President Joseph Biden during the event on their first day in office.  (Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images)
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WASHINGTON - JANUARY 21:  U.S. President Barack Obama emerges from the Eisenhower Executive Office Building after signing his first five executive orders January 21, 2009 in Washington, DC.  Obama's orders dealt with a freeze on some government salaries, a ban on lobbying his administration after leaving, and loosening of the way the federal government interprets the Freedom of Information Act. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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