https://www.cbsnews.com/ Politics Inauguration 2009 From CBSNews.com Thu, 09 Apr 2026 03:30:52 -0400 5 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/fast-draw-obamas-promises/ Barack Obama promised Americans a lot of changes on the campaign trail and Americans are eager to see if he will deliver once he is in the White House. Fri, 08 Mar 2013 07:41:16 -0500 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2013/10/22/c1994f36-3ac4-11e3-a4cb-047d7b15b92e/thumbnail/60x60/5c2425ad5004ae817cb4b1dd918837f5/sunmo_fastdraw_1112_480x360.jpg 670d8c61-8bdf-11e2-9400-029118418759 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/the-legacy-of-medgar-evers/ 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. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:00:55 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2013/10/22/2157612b-3ac5-11e3-a4cb-047d7b15b92e/thumbnail/60x60/1e6d41875e65672bfed4678d01cb2470/Special_medgarevers0120_480x360.jpg 671b4373-8bdf-11e2-9400-029118418759 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/a-photographic-memory/ Photographers Stephen K. Schuster and Lenard Smith traveled from New York City to Washington D.C., battling a snow storm and a sputtering car, to shoot Inauguration 2009. Now that the historic day is over, only memories remain. Sat, 07 Mar 2009 09:23:54 -0500 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2013/10/22/2ac8d4c6-3ac5-11e3-a4cb-047d7b15b92e/thumbnail/60x60/06de6878fc4a6bbd50f56f03d336dd6b/photographer_newimage_480x360.jpg 671bf3ff-8bdf-11e2-9400-029118418759 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/2009-inauguration-webcast/ "Only On The Web:" On the night of Pres. Barack Obama's historic inauguration, Katie Couric hosts a special webcast from Washington D.C. Guests include Jon Bon Jovi, Jordin Sparks, will.i.am and more. Mon, 02 Feb 2009 01:39:59 -0500 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2013/10/22/21e166b6-3ac5-11e3-a4cb-047d7b15b92e/thumbnail/60x60/26a2ba20bd9645a7a4e10a57b005b4b3/couric_inaugurationwebcast0120_copy_480x360.jpg 671b9cbd-8bdf-11e2-9400-029118418759 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/drum-major-suspended-for-obama-wave/ Ohio Firefighter Marching At Inauguration Nodded And Saluted To New President, Violating Rules Wed, 28 Jan 2009 07:38:45 -0500 d2f74b8c-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d https://www.cbsnews.com/video/you-cover-obamas-100-days/ Send Katie Couric your videos to cover President-elect Barack Obama's first 100 days in office. You could win a Flip video camera to help cover your story. Wed, 28 Jan 2009 02:51:07 -0500 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2013/10/22/164a6459-3ac5-11e3-a4cb-047d7b15b92e/thumbnail/60x60/7e1223e66946c01d8402a305c920ca54/katie_480x360.jpg 671acd3e-8bdf-11e2-9400-029118418759 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/behind-the-scenes-inauguration-day/ Here are some moments from our set in D.C. on the historic day. You'll see some cameos from Colin Powell, Russell Simmons, Jesse Jackson and more! It was a long day, but we had a lot of fun. Mon, 26 Jan 2009 20:15:41 -0500 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2013/10/22/2b31edd7-3ac5-11e3-a4cb-047d7b15b92e/thumbnail/60x60/c58b10f622699c449ed4738480f7ebf8/couric_inaugspecial_0123_480x360.jpg 671bf893-8bdf-11e2-9400-029118418759 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/doorman-to-the-stars/ Aretha Franklin and Arianna Huffington are just a few of the notable names encountered by New York Times columnist Harry Hurt, who masqueraded as a hotel doorman during the presidential inauguration. Sat, 24 Jan 2009 19:00:36 -0500 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2013/10/22/285e596a-3ac5-11e3-a4cb-047d7b15b92e/thumbnail/60x60/086dd4c452126b7b440eb543558bba22/es_doorman0124_480x360.jpg 671bdc11-8bdf-11e2-9400-029118418759 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/inauguration-sights-and-sounds/ CBS News takes a look back at the sights and sounds of President Barack Obama's historic inaugural celebration. Sat, 24 Jan 2009 10:34:16 -0500 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2013/10/22/27326977-3ac5-11e3-a4cb-047d7b15b92e/thumbnail/60x60/2dea0197429fc3715ff6576597d72d86/noco_inaugender_480x360.jpg 671bd1f6-8bdf-11e2-9400-029118418759 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/angelou-never-gave-up-hope/ Poet and writer Maya Angelou spoke about the significance of Barack Obama's inauguration and the ongoing belief of blacks in America that things will get better. Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:16:29 -0500 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2013/10/22/1e9cfb44-3ac5-11e3-a4cb-047d7b15b92e/thumbnail/60x60/2fe306092e014a4143386aa1889c7171/Mayaangelou_120_480x360.jpg 671b2627-8bdf-11e2-9400-029118418759 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/anti-gay-protesters-blast-obama/ "CBS News RAW:" Antihomosexual protestors and members of the Westboro Baptist Church marched in the streets of Washington D.C. in defiance of the presidential inauguration of Barack Obama. Thu, 22 Jan 2009 01:15:30 -0500 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2013/10/22/23c4e23c-3ac5-11e3-a4cb-047d7b15b92e/thumbnail/60x60/fd4cd2f0e4e82de6bd1d0c0a175a9a3d/noco_ken1_480x360.jpg 671baf2e-8bdf-11e2-9400-029118418759 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/notebook-childish-things/ In his inauguration speech, President Obama quoted, "When I became a man it was time to put away childish things." As Katie Couric reports, can Obama end childish partisanship in Washington? Wed, 21 Jan 2009 21:01:25 -0500 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2013/10/22/232fe379-3ac5-11e3-a4cb-047d7b15b92e/thumbnail/60x60/cf3093cf943e9cfe51c2b3543265c8bd/Notebook_0121_480x360.jpg 671ba830-8bdf-11e2-9400-029118418759 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/obamas-busy-first-day/ New President Tackled Mideast Relations, Guantanamo, White House Salaries Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:42:16 -0500 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2009/01/21/d9f4b456-a642-11e2-a3f0-029118418759/thumbnail/60x60/9ac064b40c42aa99572e494a24ca51ca/image4745863x.jpg d2f74466-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d https://www.cbsnews.com/video/the-peoples-inauguration-day/ Harry Smith talked to Americans on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial about their inauguration experience. Wed, 21 Jan 2009 11:16:57 -0500 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2013/10/22/34f5549a-3bae-11e3-8d5f-047d7b15b92e/thumbnail/60x60/6cd556efaa4e8e80bf484e9eae2bfe21/es_essay_0121_480x360.jpg 671ba35c-8bdf-11e2-9400-029118418759 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/inaugural-balls-rock-dc/ CBS News contributor Laura Schwartz rocked the night away with D.C.'s glitterati at several inaugural balls, and stayed up until morning talk to Maggie Rodriguez about them. Wed, 21 Jan 2009 10:15:27 -0500 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2013/10/22/223db656-3ac5-11e3-a4cb-047d7b15b92e/thumbnail/60x60/ddd7b304ec1b54e38fb41e92a53a2232/es_schwartz_0121_480x360.jpg 671ba0c5-8bdf-11e2-9400-029118418759 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/economy-back-at-center-stage-after-parties/ President Obama Begins Work On Daunting Task Of Guiding America Through Recession Wed, 21 Jan 2009 08:53:03 -0500 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2009/01/20/da663e30-a642-11e2-a3f0-029118418759/thumbnail/60x60/5e623b42a71eb561926cda8023385a52/image4739146x.jpg d2f73d22-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d https://www.cbsnews.com/video/roughing-it-for-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. Wed, 21 Jan 2009 08:45:28 -0500 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2013/10/22/221b9d62-3ac5-11e3-a4cb-047d7b15b92e/thumbnail/60x60/8e6665474a42e7918be497f84ac008ff/mobile_campers_0121_480x360.jpg 671b9f3d-8bdf-11e2-9400-029118418759 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/obamas-first-day-not-business-as-usual/ President Freezes Salaries Over $100,000, Limits Lobbyists' Access And Preps To Close Gitmo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:09:02 -0500 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2009/01/21/d9f4d741-a642-11e2-a3f0-029118418759/thumbnail/60x60/c18abde23d0eccbbf09e77cf4af7e0ff/image4744122x.jpg d2f72e7c-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d https://www.cbsnews.com/news/evers-widow-you-did-not-die-in-vain/ Family Of Slain Civil Rights Leader Relishes Historic Day Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:25:34 -0500 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2009/01/20/443ec8b1-a645-11e2-a3f0-029118418759/thumbnail/60x60/3ebedbe068fbee41bb17e920c9d95747/image4741927x.jpg d2f71040-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/inaugural-balls/ The New First Couple Party Tue, 20 Jan 2009 19:42:29 -0500 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2009/01/20/44536136-a642-11e2-a3f0-029118418759/thumbnail/60x60/0fcdaaa2c46f7da096400bad69ffbb7b/image4741477x.jpg 551f10e1-8af0-11e2-9400-029118418759 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/change-and-challenge-witnessing-history/ A Boy, A Marine And A Child Of The Segregated South Share Their Inauguration Day Journeys Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:33:48 -0500 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2009/01/20/d9958b1a-a642-11e2-a3f0-029118418759/thumbnail/60x60/4df17998eee97f02a93bbd74d6376203/image4741625x.jpg d2f6f9d4-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/day-in-pictures-20-1-09/ America's 44th President Is Inaugurated Tue, 20 Jan 2009 12:17:39 -0500 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2009/01/20/42c76fe2-a642-11e2-a3f0-029118418759/thumbnail/60x60/538a682249311d2a97e36dfe80f2472e/image4739468x.jpg 551f0f0a-8af0-11e2-9400-029118418759 https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/inauguration-crowds/ An Estimated 2 Million People Pack Into The Nation's Capital For Obama's Inauguration Tue, 20 Jan 2009 10:05:29 -0500 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2009/01/20/42872b9b-a642-11e2-a3f0-029118418759/thumbnail/60x60/c10a727804f0e75720105f86c83af3ae/image4737913x.jpg 551f0df6-8af0-11e2-9400-029118418759 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/did-you-know-speeches-and-oaths/ What A President Says On His Inauguration Day Becomes Part Of History Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:52:51 -0500 d2f6c64e-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d https://www.cbsnews.com/news/did-you-know-inaugural-transportation/ How the presidents have traveled on their Inauguration Days Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:40:06 -0500 d2f6bf00-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d https://www.cbsnews.com/news/did-you-know-leaving-the-white-house/ Inaugural History: How Presidents Have Left The Office Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:20:06 -0500 d2f6b6b8-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d https://www.cbsnews.com/news/star-studded-show-launches-inauguration/ After Memorials And Prayer, Obama Joins Thousands On National Mall For Pre-Inauguration Concert Sun, 18 Jan 2009 15:09:14 -0500 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2009/01/18/d99574aa-a642-11e2-a3f0-029118418759/thumbnail/60x60/3a9e2f6e77bdaabf8c6e80efa74d4050/image4733076x.jpg d2f68b02-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d https://www.cbsnews.com/news/as-obama-arrives-locals-sell-dc-agenda/ Amid Inauguration Festivities, Creative Residents Make A Point - And A Buck - Pushing D.C. Statehood Sun, 18 Jan 2009 11:31:07 -0500 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2009/01/18/d99545b8-a642-11e2-a3f0-029118418759/thumbnail/60x60/e12fbdd09dd92b15a97d0385471bada4/image4732114x.jpg d2f683c8-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/waxing-presidential/ Madam Tussauds Unveils Barack Obama Wax Figure At Five Locales In U.S. And Europe Fri, 16 Jan 2009 11:11:40 -0500 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2009/01/16/42d14329-a642-11e2-a3f0-029118418759/thumbnail/60x60/2dcdd2378744886098af8bb5084dc1fb/image4727532x.jpg 551f06eb-8af0-11e2-9400-029118418759 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/inauguration-events-map/ Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:13:50 -0500 d2f63210-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d