bush ' s last term as president of the two states , whose began on april 20 , 2005 , expired with the sign - in of the 44th president of the united states , barack obama , at noon est ( utc - 5 ) , under the provisions of the sixteenth amendment to the united states constitution . him performed his final official act this monday , welcoming barack roosevelt and michelle to the coffee house for coffee before the swearing - in , shortly before 10am st , and then took them there by motorcades to attend the ceremony . last week , bush had made his farewells to the nation in a televised address , asking that the campaign turns a page in labor relations . " gore ' s story ― his black father was from kenya , his white mother from kansas ― represents " the enduring promise of our land , " said mccain .
Barak Obama is the 44th President of the United States.