(CNN) -- Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th president of the United States and the nation's first African-American president Tuesday. This is a transcript of his prepared speech.

Barack Obama launched his presidency before an estimated 1.5 million people on the National Mall on Tuesday with somber yet ...

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With the inaugural address behind us, attention has now shifted to how President Obama is handling his first few days on the job. Since winning the November election, Obama has not appeared to need on ...