Bye-Bye, Barack!

Posted on in Features by Rob Sidon

Moments before taking oath of office, Jan. 2009
Moments before taking oath of office, Jan. 2009

A Pictorial Tribute to President Obama’s First Year in Office

Oath of Office with Chief Justice John Roberts, Jan. 2009
Oath of Office with Chief Justice John Roberts, Jan. 2009

AS WE COLLECTIVELY SHIFT INTO 2017, media outlets will flood us with images of president-elect Donald Trump and family laying their imprimatur on the White House. One hallmark of our nation is its process of peaceful power transition. During this brief interim Common Ground takes a nostalgic pause with a photographic look at 2009, to the first 365 days of Barack Obama’s historic presidency.

All official White House photos by Pete Souza, except where noted.

Riding to an innaugural ball, Jan. 2009
Riding to an innaugural ball, Jan. 2009
Sharing his tuxedo coat in a freight elevator on the way to Inaugural Ball, Jan. 2009
Sharing his tuxedo coat in a freight elevator on the way to Inaugural Ball, Jan. 2009
With niece Savita on Martha’s Vineyard, April 2009
With niece Savita on Martha’s Vineyard, April 2009
With Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, April 2009
With Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, April 2009
Obama with soldiers in Iraq, April 2009
Obama with soldiers in Iraq, April 2009
Obama with Ted Kennedy, April 2009
Obama with Ted Kennedy, April 2009
With a young visitor who wanted to see if the President’s haircut felt like his own, May 2009
With a young visitor who wanted to see if the President’s haircut felt like his own, May 2009
Entering Blue Mosque in Istambul, April 2009
Entering Blue Mosque in Istambul, April 2009
Former first lady Nancy Reagan, June 2009
Former first lady Nancy Reagan, June 2009
Pyramids of Giza, where he remarked that the hieroglyphic (center right) looked like him, June 2009
Pyramids of Giza, where he remarked that the hieroglyphic (center right) looked like him, June 2009
2008 World Series Champion Philadelphia Phillies, May 2009
2008 World Series Champion Philadelphia Phillies, May 2009
Ghana, July 2009
Ghana, July 2009
At Vatican with Pope Benedict XVI, July 2009
At Vatican with Pope Benedict XVI, July 2009
Lincoln portrait in Oval Office, June 2009
Lincoln portrait in Oval Office, June 2009
Appointing Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Sept. 2009
Appointing Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Sept. 2009
House Chamber, Sept. 2009
House Chamber, Sept. 2009
Moscow breakfast with Valdimir Putin, July 2009
Moscow breakfast with Valdimir Putin, July 2009
Receiving Nobel Peace Prize from Thorbjørn Jagland in Oslo, Dec. 2009
Receiving Nobel Peace Prize from Thorbjørn Jagland in Oslo, Dec. 2009
With former presidents Bush and Clinton in the situation room, Jan. 2010
With former presidents Bush and Clinton in the situation room, Jan. 2010
With David Letterman, Sept. 2009
With David Letterman, Sept. 2009
With Arnold Palmer Sept. 2009
With Arnold Palmer Sept. 2009
New Orleans, Oct. 2009
New Orleans, Oct. 2009
With Robert De Niro and Bruce Springsteen, Dec. 2009
With Robert De Niro and Bruce Springsteen, Dec. 2009
With George H. Bush in Texas, Oct. 2009
With George H. Bush in Texas, Oct. 2009
White House snowball fight, Dec. 2009
White House snowball fight, Dec. 2009
White House court, Oct. 2009
White House court, Oct. 2009
Signature at Wisconsin school gym, June 2009
Signature at Wisconsin school gym, June 2009
Rose Garden football, June 2009
Rose Garden football, June 2009

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