Barack Obama Photos
79For those in the media -- and these days that includes hordes of bloggers -- having good images to go with significant events can be a bonus. That's why I created the United States Inauguration Day clip art that you'll find further down on this page. There's a little something for everyone here, whether you want to just announce the date of the inauguration in conjunction with an article, have generic presidential inauguration images or declare your support for the winner with the "Hail to the Chief" images.
When I first created this page, like everyone else I didn't know who would win. But I figured if the poll on my Barack Obama clip art hub was any indication, it would be Barack Obama. Interestingly, there had been very little fluctuation in the poll percentages until it got close to election day. Obama had been leading between eight and 10 percentage points up until the week before the election, when the gap began the candidates began to shrink. Then on November 4th he and John McCain became neck-and-neck with 50 percent each. Thankfully, we now know the outcome, so the guessing and polling -- and all those political ads -- can end.
Barack Obama and Archival Inauguration Photos
Click thumbnail to view full-sizeInstructions for Downloading the Barack Obama Photos
Choose a small version of any of the Barack Obama images above the large image. When you click on one of the images, it will appear larger.
IMPORTANT: Once you've chosen an image and see it larger, double-click on the larger image, which will make the best version of the art appear. Sorry for the extra step, but this will give you the highest quality art.
Then, if you have a PC, just right-click and save the final version of the artwork to your hard drive.
The photos are either in the public domain or from the Barack Obama 2008 campaign Web site, so you're free to use them. Please use the credit information provided.
Resources for Writers and Students
Barack Obama Badges
Click thumbnail to view full-sizeBarack Obama Books
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Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance
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The American Journey of Barack Obama
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The Inauguration of Barack Obama: A Photographic Journal
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Barack Obama: Our 44th President
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Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope
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2010 Barack Obama wall calendar: The Man and the Moment
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The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream (Vintage)
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The Essential Barack Obama: The Grammy Award-Winning Recordings
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Barack Obama's America: How New Conceptions of Race, Family, and Religion Ended the Reagan Era (Contemporary Political and Social Issues)
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Barack Obama: United States President: Updated and Expanded
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How to Use the President's Name
Capitalization
People commonly believe that "president" should be capitalized at all times. According to the Chicago Manual of Style, however, that's not correct. The title is only capitalized when it appears before the president's name:
Correct: President Obama or the president
Incorrect: president Obama or the President
Exceptions to this rule:
Exception number 1: When "President" is used alone and in place of a personal name (such as during a toast or formal introduction, or when used in direct address), it should be capitalized:
Correct: Thank you, Mr. President.
Incorrect: Thank you, Mr. president.
Exception number 2: When a title is used before the president's name, and isn't part of the name but is instead a descriptive tag (often including "the"), it is lowercased.
Correct: former presidents Reagan and Clinton or the on-the-move president Bush
Incorrect: former Presidents Reagan and Clinton or the on-the-move President Bush
Note that both first and last names may be used after a title (e.g., President Jimmy Carter), but that's generally avoided in formal writing. Using that example, President Carter would be the preferred style. An exception to this would be when people with the same name have held the office, as in the case of George Bush and George W. Bush. "President George W. Bush" is generally used to differentiate the son from the father, so it's appropriate to use his full name.
Capitalization reference list
Here's a list of titles with correct capitalization:
- the president
- Mr. President
- George Washington, first president of the United States
- President Obama
- the former president Washington
- the presidency
- presidential
- the vice president
- Mr. Vice President
- Vice President Biden
- Joseph Biden, vice president of the United States
- vice-presidential duties
When to use the official title
Once the president's name has been mentioned, it no longer needs to be written again in the same document, article, etc.
Correct: President Bush will attend the Inauguration Day festivities of the incoming president. Due to protocol, Bush will come bearing gifts befitting the occasion.
Incorrect: President Bush will attend the Inauguration Day festivities of the incoming president. Due to protocol, President Bush will come bearing gifts befitting the occasion.
The President's Oath of Office
The United States will swear in Barack Obama as its 44th president at noon on January 20, 2009, which will be two weeks after votes from the Electoral College are certified by the Senate president. Our new president will take this oath:
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States."
Inauguration Day History
The first Inauguration Day ceremony was conducted for George Washington on April 30, 1789 in New York City. Inauguration Day used to be held on March 4, until the ratification of the 20th amendment to the U.S. Constitution making a potentially very cold day in January the day of choice. The 20th amendment is often called the "Lame Duck Amendment," because it reduces the amount of time that an outgoing president could be a "lame duck" and continue to serve before his successor takes office.
In1953, the United States Congress began the tradition of hosting a luncheon following the inaugural ceremony, with the president and vice president as guests of honor. This occasion is the only time that the president, vice president and both houses of Congress convene at the same location, other than state funerals, State of the Union addresses and Red Mass (a mass celebrated by the Roman Catholic Church for judges, attorneys, law school professors, students and government officials).
Barack Obama in the News
- Barack Obama's Favorite Thanksgiving Dish? Sweet Potato Pie (VIDEO)The Huffington Post12 hours ago
What's Your Reaction? Barack Obama first announced his love for sweet potato pie on the campaign trail, and this Thanksgiving we're guessing a slice or two might find its way to his plate.
- Barack Obama to attend climate change summitTimes of Malta13 hours ago
President Barack Obama will head to next month's Copenhagen climate summit to offer the first US plan to cut carbon emissions, officials said yesterday, reviving hopes the closely watched meeting will succeed.
- Gov. Ed Rendell raves about state dinner with President Barack ObamaThe Patriot-News21 hours ago
ASSOCIATED PRESS About 300 guests attended President Barack Obama’s first state dinner Tuesday night. Guests included Gov. Ed Rendell and Sen. Bob Casey Jr.
- Barack Obama, Thomas Priselac, Richard Clark, George Halverson, J. James Rohack, Dennis Rivera, Michael MussallemIdaho State Journal24 hours ago
FILE - In this May 11, 2009 file photo, President Barack Obama, center, speaks about health care in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. From left: Cedars-Sinai Health System President Thomas Priselac; Merck CEO Richard Clark; Kaiser Permanente CEO George Halvorson; Obama; American Medical Association President J. James Rohack; SEIU Healthcare chair Dennis Rivera; and Edwards ...
- What Has Barack Obama Done for Black Men? Dr. Boyce AnalyzesBlack Voices22 hours ago
Filed under: Politics , President Obama , Race and Civil Rights I did a recent CNN appearance along with the actor Hill Harper and Dr. Alvin Poussaint at Harvard University. The series was a one-year anniversary segment featuring political issues within the African American community . for the entire week, the primary focus was on the impact that President Barack Obama has had on African ...
- Barack Obama adviser David Plouffe urges Democrats to hold their nerveDaily Telegraph29 hours ago
David Plouffe, one of Barack Obama's closest advisers, has urged Democrats to stick with the president's reform agenda, even though he conceded Republicans would make electoral gains next year.
- President Barack Obama to address nation on Afghanistan TuesdayThe Oklahoman28 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will address the nation on his new strategy for the war in Afghanistan Tuesday night from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.The president is expected to lay out his plans for expanding the Afghan conflict and, ultimately, ending America's military role.The president and his top military and national security advisers have held 10 meetings to discuss ...
- Barack Obama hosts his first White House state dinnerRussian Information Agency Novosti26 hours ago
U.S. President Barack Obama and his spouse Michelle hosted their first formal dinner at the White House.
Inauguration Day Fun Facts
- George Washington gave the shortest inaugural address in history. It was a mere 135 words.
- Abraham Lincoln was the first president to include African-Americans in his 1865 inaugural parade. It took another 52 years for women to be included, as they finally were when Woodrow Wilson had his second inaugural parade in 1917.
- Ronald Reagan's 1981 inauguration fell on the warmest Inaugural Day in history, with temperatures reaching 55 degrees F in Washington D.C. He then broke another record by having his 1985 inauguration on the coldest day in inaugural history; it was 7 degrees.
- In 1933 Franklin D. Roosevelt became the last president to be inaugurated in March. Like Reagan, he was a double record-breaker, because he was also the first president to be inaugurated in January.
- When January 20 comes on a Sunday, the president-elect usually takes the oath of office privately and then repeats the ceremony in public the following day.That was not the case, however, with incoming president Zachary Taylor. He refused to take the oath on Inauguration Day in 1849 because it fell on a Sunday. He took the oath one day later on March 5.
- Solar heat was used to heat the reviewing stand for Jimmy Carter's 1977 inaugural parade.
- Bill Clinton was the first president to have his inauguration broadcast over the Internet.
White House Blog Feed
- On This Thanksgiving: Family, Turkey ... and a Weekly Address
Happy Thanksgiving! Given the holiday, we are releasing the President's weekly address today. In this video, President Obama calls to our attention the men and women in uniform who are... - 24 hours ago
- Hajj and Eid Mubarak
Pilgrims from over 160 countries, including nearly 20,000 Americans, have gathered in Saudi Arabia for the annual performance of the Hajj. They have assembled in Mina and will travel to Arafat,... - 32 hours ago
- Combating Climate Change at Home and Around the World
Some exciting announcements today from the White House on our efforts to combat climate change and lay the foundation for a clean energy economy! The President will be attending the... - 32 hours ago
- United We Serve: Feed a Neighbor
As we get ready to celebrate Thanksgiving with family and friends, let us also pause and acknowledge that many of our neighbors are struggling to make ends meet and put food on the table. The... - 33 hours ago
- The Official Pardoning of the Turkey
Click here to see the video. Today at the White House, the President officially pardoned not one turkey, but two -- sparing both “Courage” and “Carolina,” a... - 35 hours ago
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Comments
You're welcome, sunshine!
Great resource. Thanks!
Thanks, Sterling!
You are brillant Sterling! Thanks for the site.
i love learning about history!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Done a great job'Sterling.
HE WON THAT IS COOOOOL!
lets just see how obama turns out shall we? well there isnt very much more he can do because our economy sucks anyway...
he might turn out ok but we'll see...
who is sterling anyway like does he/she own this site?
Sterling doesn't own this site or even this page. (HubPages is a community blogging site.) I created this page and thanked someone named Sterling above for his comment. The person who left a comment after that thought he created the page, and it went on from there.
As for your comments about Obama, you're right; we'll have to see. But he's off to a good start by freezing wages in the White House and putting mechanisms in place to allow the common man to provide input into his decisions. I thought that was pretty good for a first day's work.












sunshine says:
11 months ago
I love resources for writers that allow us to use photographs and art. Thanks for the hub!