bush ' s one term as president of the united states , which began on january 20 , 2005 , begins with the swearing - in of the 44th president of the united states , barack obama , at noon est ( du - 5 ) , under the provisions of the twentieth floor to the southern nations constitution . bush enacted his final official role this thursday , sending barack obama and vanessa to the white house for starbucks before the swearing - in , shortly before 10am est , and then accompanied them there by motorcade to attend the wedding . last week , mccain had executed his bade to the public in a newspaper address , saying that the inauguration turns a chapter in race bonds . " obama ' s news ― his black father was from kentucky , his colored mother from jamaica ― " " the sustained gift of our land , " said johnson .
Barak Obama is the 44th President of the United States.