With his family watching, Barack Obama is sworn in by Chief Justice John Roberts as the 44th president of the United States on the West Front of the Capitol on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009, in Washington.
President Barack Obama delivers his inaugural address at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009.
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama dance at the Commander in Chief Inaugural Ball on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009, in Washington.
President Barack Obama walks into the Oval Office at the White House Wednesday morning, Jan. 21, 2009, for his first full day in office.
President Barack Obama caps his pen after he signed an executive order closing the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2009, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington as Vice President Joe Biden, second from left, and retired military officers applaud.
President Barack Obama meets with Congressional leaders in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Jan. 23, 2009. From left are, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md.; House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio; House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.; the president; and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev.
President Barack Obama approaches the media to make a statement on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2009, after meeting with lawmakers at the Capitol.
First lady Michelle Obama, right, throws her arms up before she and her husband, President Barack Obama, read to second graders at Capital City Public Charter School in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2009.
President Barack Obama listens to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner as he delivered remarks about executive compensation, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2009, in the Grand Foyer of the White House in Washington.
President Barack Obama arrives at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, Monday, Feb. 9, 2009, after a day trip to Elkhart, Ind.
President Barack Obama pauses during his first White House press conference in the East Room of the White House Monday, Feb. 9, 2009, in Washington.
President Barack Obama speaks at a town hall meeting to discuss the economy, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009, at the Harborside Event Center in Fort Myers, Fla.
President Barack Obama addresses employees and speaks about the economy as he visits the Caterpillar plant in East Peoria, Ill., Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009.
President Barack Obama puts his hand to his heart during the Pledge of Allegiance at the 102nd Abraham Lincoln Association banquet in Springfield, Ill., Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009.
President Barack Obama signs the economic stimulus bill, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2009, at the Museum of Nature and Science in Denver.
President Barack Obama delivers remarks about the home mortgage crisis, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2009, at Dobson High School in Mesa, Ariz.
President Barack Obama is saluted by Royal Canadian Mounted Police as he arrives in Ottawa, Canada, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2009. The visit marked Obama's first trip out of the country as president.
President Barack Obama speaks to mayors from across the country, Friday, Feb. 20, 2009, in the East Room of the White House. Vice President Joe Biden listens at left.