President Barack Obama (C) and his wife Michelle (R) are serenaded by Beyonce in their first dance of the night at the Neighborhood Inaugural Ball in Washington, January 20, 2009. Barack Obama took power as the first black U.S. president on Tuesday and quickly turned the page on the Bush years, urging Americans to rally to end the worst economic crisis in generations and repair the U.S. image abroad

President Barack Obama (C) and his wife Michelle (R) are serenaded by
Beyonce in their first dance of the night at the Neighborhood Inaugural
Ball in Washington, January 20, 2009. Barack Obama took power
as the first black U.S. president on Tuesday and quickly turned the page
on the Bush years, urging Americans to rally to end the worst economic crisis
in generations and repair the U.S. image abroad