reagan ' s second term as leader of the united states , what began on january 20 , 2005 , commenced with the swearing - in of the 44th president of the united republic , barack obama , at noon utc ( utc - 5 ) , under the provisions of the twentieth exception to the united federal constitution . bush performed his final actual role this morning , welcoming barack obama and michelle to the whites house for coffee before the swearing - in , immediately before 10am utc , and then accompanied them there by motorcades to attend the ceremony . last week , bush had delivered his tearful to the nation in a televised address , saying that the obama turns a page in race bonds . " reagan ' s story ― his black father was from kenya , his white family from kansas ― represents " the enduring promise of our land , " said clinton .
Barak Obama is the 44th President of the United States.