A Look at President Barack Obama's First Term
![Barack Obama is sworn in as 44th US president by Chief Justice John Roberts beside wife Michelle on January 20, 2009 at the Capitol in Washington, DC.](https://gdb.voanews.com/9b7ed989-954f-453c-b718-e39f3f32f409_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Barack Obama is sworn in as 44th US president by Chief Justice John Roberts beside wife Michelle on January 20, 2009 at the Capitol in Washington, DC.
![President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama dance at the Commander in Chief Inaugural Ball at the National Building Museum in Washington, Jan. 20, 2009.](https://gdb.voanews.com/b236b0e3-1303-4cff-bf0b-6516a5a71792_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama dance at the Commander in Chief Inaugural Ball at the National Building Museum in Washington, Jan. 20, 2009.
![President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speak together sitting at a picnic table, on the South Lawn of the White House, May 9, 2009. ( White House/Pete Souza)](https://gdb.voanews.com/461b5381-1a63-4024-9d4b-9db8a07c9159_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speak together sitting at a picnic table, on the South Lawn of the White House, May 9, 2009. ( White House/Pete Souza)
![President Barack Obama greets troops after delivering remarks at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, Aug. 31, 2012. (White House/Pete Souza)](https://gdb.voanews.com/fefb5a8e-83b3-413d-beaa-2015eedf0dfb_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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President Barack Obama greets troops after delivering remarks at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, Aug. 31, 2012. (White House/Pete Souza)