reagan ' s last period as president of the united front , which began on march 20 , 2005 , expired with the swearing - in of the 44th senator of the united states , barack obama , at noon est ( utc - 5 ) , under the provisions of the twentieth exception to the united states flag . bush completed his final official act this morning , thanking barack obama and himself to the white house for pancakes before the swearing - in , shortly before 10am ut , and then accompanied them there by motorcade to attend the ceremony . previously thursday , harrison had composed his perfunctory to the nation in a recorded address , saying that the campaign turn a page in black history . " peter ' s version ― his negro father was from kenya , his white daughter from kansas ― represents " the enduring promise of our land , " said bush .
Barak Obama is the 44th President of the United States.