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{Vanity Fair}

On this day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn out dogmas, that for too long have strangled our politics.

44th President of the United States, Barack Obama
Jan. 20, 2009, at the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.

{President Obama's Inauguration Speech in its entirety}.
These historic images were too lovely not to share.




Welcome to the White House

{Time}

The president and his first lady {in Jason Wu - A Canadian!} share their first dance to the very fitting ballad "At Last."


Check out this amazing set on Flickr.