Russell Simmons On Obama

Braving the cold, as many as 1,000 campers roughed it at one D.C.-area campsite for the Obama inauguration, reports CBS Mobile's Cali Carlin.

As Barack Obama becomes the first African American U.S. president, CBS News' Harold Dow highlights the life of Medgar Evers, a black civil rights activist who was assassinated in the 1960s.

In Full: As he prepares to take office, President-elect Barack Obama speaks candidly with Katie Couric about the changes in store for him and his family as they prepare to enter the White House.

An inside look at the Huffington Post's 2009 Inaugural Ball in Washington D.C., attended by Larry David, Jesse Jackson, Josh Groban and more!

Def Jam co-founder Russell Simmons tells Katie Couric how the Obama administration could keep young people engaged in the political process.

CBS News political analyst Dan Bartlett tells Katie Couric what he believes is going through former President and Mrs. Bush's minds as they depart the Capitol.