On Aug. 28, Senator Obama, the just-christened Democratic presidential nominee, prepared to deliver his speech during the Democratic National Convention at Invesco Field in Denver.
After a hard autumn of campaigning, Obama emerged victorious on Nov. 4, winning the presidential election by a electoral vote tally of 365 to 173. Late on election night, the president-elect delivered an acceptance speech to tens of thousands of supporters at Chicago's Grant Park.
Obama's family, wife Michelle and daughters Sasha (left) and Malia were on hand to share the occasion.
Obama's family, wife Michelle and daughters Sasha (left) and Malia were on hand to share the occasion.
On Jan. 5, Obama played the part of supportive dad, easing Sasha, 7 (right), and Malia, 10, into their new school, the prestigious, private Sidwell Friends School.
This Aug. 25 photo shows the two girls with mom at the Democratic National Convention in Denver.
This Aug. 25 photo shows the two girls with mom at the Democratic National Convention in Denver.
On Jan. 20, Obama was sworn in as president. On that day, the White House -- and Washington -- became his domain.
President Obama and Michelle and Vice President Joe Biden and wife Jill Biden waved goodbye to former president George W. Bush and wife Laura as they departed from the Capitol by helicopter, taking an era of American politics with them.
President Obama and Michelle and Vice President Joe Biden and wife Jill Biden waved goodbye to former president George W. Bush and wife Laura as they departed from the Capitol by helicopter, taking an era of American politics with them.
On April 14, Obama did something completely normal, and not necessarily presidential: He showed off his new dog, Bo, a Portuguese water dog puppy. Bo, and the process by which the First Dog was selected, made headlines for months.
On June 4, Obama took a break from a diplomacy mission to check out the relics of ancient Egypt, including the pyramids and Sphinx (pictured).
Being president isn't all meetings and hard work. There are some pretty fun photo ops, too.
After his swing through the Middle East, Obama met his family (Malia is pictured) in Paris, where they visited the Centre Pompidou, a renowned modern-art museum.
The family also visited the Notre Dame cathedral and dined in a traditional bistro.
The family also visited the Notre Dame cathedral and dined in a traditional bistro.
To wrap up being 47, Obama got tangled in a controversial issue, saying in a prime-time press conference that Cambridge Police Sergeant James Crowley "acted stupidly" in arresting Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr.
To cool down the furor, Obama invited both men, and Vice President Biden, to the White House for a beer on July 16.
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