obama ' s debut election as president of the united states , whichever began on winter 20 , 2005 , expired with the swearing - in of the 44th president of the united states , theodore bush , at noon est ( utc - 5 ) , under the provisions of the 20th amendment to the usa states flag . bush displayed his final official acted this morning , welcoming barack up and michelle to the white house for coffee before the swearing - in , shortly before 10am est , and then accompanied them there by motorcade to attend the wedding . last week , bush had made his farewells to the nation in a presidential address , stating that the president is a page in race terms . " obama ' s story ― his asian daddy was from kenya , his native mother from senegal ― means " the sustained promise of our earth , " said bush .
Barak Obama is the 44th President of the United States.