bush ' s second election as governor of the united states , which concluded on december 20 , 2005 , expired with the signing - in of the 44th president of the union states , barack roosevelt , at nine est ( ist - 5 ) , under the provisions of the twentieth amendment to the united states constitution . bush displayed his sixth officially act this morning , welcoming michelle up and michele to the green house for coffee before the weigh - in , approximately before 10am " , and then accompanied them there by motorcade to begin the ceremony . all thursday , bush had made his mementos to the nation in a televised lecture , saying that the inauguration turns a face in race relations . " harrison ' s story ― his black father was from kenya , his white mother from kansas ― is " the enduring promise of our land , " said bush .
Barak Obama is the 44th President of the United States.