Essays: The Inauguration of Barack Obama

On January 20, 2009, the world's attention turned to Washington D.C.

Visitors, young and old, black and white, American and foreign, descended upon the nation's capital en masse, braving the frigid cold to stand witness to history: Barack Obama, former junior senator of Illinois, inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States.

Photo Reportage for The Wall Street Journal 01/20/09: link