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44th president pledges new era of responsibility
Barack Obama urged a new age of American renewal as more than a million people in Washington welcomed the beginning of his presidency. (Boston Globe)
- Inaugural address | Video Obama takes oath | Speech, Pt. 1 | Pt. 2
- Warren asks for civility in invocation | Local inauguration sermons
- Crowds test D.C. | Chief justice stumbles slightly over oath
- Photos Faces on the Mall | The world watches
ANALYSIS | PETER CANELLOS
Obama ties his own rise to America's core values
Barack Obama's inaugural address proved something Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr. had always insisted would be true: That advancing equality can give new force to America's core values. (Boston Globe)
Features
Dear Mr. President-Elect
Love the poor
The first part of an ongoing series of citizens urging Barack Obama to take up an issue.
ANALYSIS
From revolutionary ideal to American reality
What's so remarkable about the inauguration of Barack Obama is how decisively it validates the most literal meaning of those six words, "that all men are created equal." (By Mark Feeney, Boston Globe)
- History is made, but questions rise about the future
- TV: Small inaugural moments shine on grand stage
- Sites see massive demand for online news
- Obama's most memorable moments at the podium
- Discuss How do you feel about Obama's inauguration?
REACTION
From D.C., thrill beams into Hub
Across the city, residents young and old were riveted by the transfer of power to President Obama several hundred miles away, bound by a shared experience of deep emotion. (Boston Globe)
'I still can't believe it'
Bostonians reacted to the inauguration of the nation's first African-American president. (Boston Globe)
- Africans watching Obama's moment with pride
- In distant lands, Obama's message of hope resonates
- Obama supporters gather from around the US
- Thousands soak in a moment on the National Mall
CELEBRATIONS
Glitz, glamour and soul rocked inaugural balls
A star-studded cast celebrated with President Obama and his wife Michelle on inauguration night.
- Michelle Obama makes bold statement with dress
- Names A star-spangled day
- Local inaugural celebrations
PHOTOS
- PHOTOS Faces on the Mall | World watches | VIPs | Local
- Festivities blanket Washington
- Star-studded concert greets Obama |
MULTIMEDIA
Inauguration video
Street scenes, interviews, and celebrations that take you into the inauguration of Barack Obama.
A law review breakthrough
In 1990, the Globe interviewed the newly elected Harvard Law Review president. Take a look back at Barack Obama before he was "Barack Obama." (Globe, 02/15/90)
Kennedy takes ill at luncheon
Senator Ted Kennedy suffered an apparent seizure at an inaugural luncheon that a doctor said was probably caused by "simple fatigue." (Boston Globe)