First published 2009
This commemorative photo book documents Barack Obama's swearing-in as America's 44th president through the lenses of Washington Post photographers. The volume chronicles Obama's train journey from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C., the star-studded celebration at the Lincoln Memorial featuring Bruce Springsteen, Beyoncé, Garth Brooks, James Taylor, Bono, Mary J. Blige, Shakira, John Mellencamp, and will.i.am, and the day of service where the Obamas and Bidens joined volunteers in public service activities. The book captures the oath ceremony and inaugural address at the Capitol, the celebratory parade that followed, and the pageantry of ten official inaugural balls. Through 160 pages of full-color photographs, the Washington Post's award-winning visual journalists preserve both public ceremonies and private moments from this unprecedented day in American history.
Genres: history, non-fiction, biography-memoir, 21st-century, photography, american-history
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: historical-non-fiction
Setting: Lincoln Memorial, Philadelphia, Washington D.C.
Period: 2009
160 pages · Hardcover · Triumph Books