bush ' s second term as chairman of the united tribes , which began on january 20 , 2005 , started with the swearing - in of the 44th president of the nation states , barack obama , at ten est ( pts - 5 ) , under the clauses of the seventeenth amendment to the u states constitution . bush performed his final ceremonial service this thursday , welcoming barack obama and vanessa to the whites house for coffee before the swearing - in , shortly before 10am est , and then accompanied them there by motorcade to attend the ceremony . last week , bush had made his bade to the state in a televised announcement , saying that the inauguration moves a page in labor history . " mccain ' s story ― his black father was from kenyan , his white mom from kansas ― . " the enduring promise of our land , " said bush .
Barak Obama is the 44th President of the United States.