Barack Obama was sworn into office for his second term as President of the United States on Jan. 21. Here's a look back at some memorable moments of Obama’s first term as president, starting with his very first day.
President Obama's first day in office; January 21, 2009.
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Obama receives his Nobel Peace Prize at Raadhuset Main Hall at Oslo City Hall in Oslo, Norway, Dec. 10, 2009.
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Obama during a briefing following the BP oil spill Coast Guard Venice Center, in Venice, La., Sunday, May 2, 2010.
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Obama visits The View July 28, 2010.
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Obama fist bumps Make A Wish recipient Juan Blanco in the Oval Office, Oct. 6, 2010.
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Obama signs the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building of the White House, Dec. 17, 2010.
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Obama delivers a statement about the Osama Bin Laden mission May 1, 2011.
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Obama soothes a baby that wouldn't stop crying when the First Lady held her at the Congressional Picnic on the South Lawn of the White House, June 15, 2011.
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Obama toasts Dakota Meyer on the patio outside of the Oval Office, Sept. 14, 2011, a day prior to presenting him with the the Medal of Honor.
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Obama visits the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial in Washington, D.C., Oct. 14, 2011.
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Obama laughs at briefing of "Slow Jam the News" segment backstage before appearing on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” April 24, 2012.
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Obama greets troops at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, May 1, 2012.
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Obama speaks with former President Bill Clinton backstage at the New Amsterdam Theater in New York, N.Y., June 4, 2012.
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Obama on a conference call following Aurora, Colorado shootings, during the motorcade ride to Palm Beach International Airport in Palm Beach, Fla., July 20, 2012.
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Obamam casts his ballot during early voting at the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center in Chicago, Ill., Oct. 25, 2012.
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Obama talks with former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney in the Presidential Suite at the Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park in Chicago, Ill., Nov. 6, 2012
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