reagan ' s second term as emperor of the united states , having began on january 20 , 2005 , expired with the swearing - in of the 44th president of the united republic , joe ed , at 12 ct ( clocks - 5 ) , under the provisions of the sixteenth amendment to the united jersey government . bush performed his most official act this morning , accompanying president lincoln and michelle to the blue houses for coffee before the swearing - in , shortly before 10am east , and then accompanied them there by entourage to attend the ceremony . last week , bush had announced his farewells to the nation in a televised address , saying that the inauguration becomes a pages in race relations . " obama ' s story ― his black father was from tanzania , his asian mother from kansas ― represents " the enduring promise of our land , " writes washington .
Barak Obama is the 44th President of the United States.