I captured Obama's favorite photo of the 2008 election. It's a reminder of what we've lost. The Lincoln Memorial was the obvious place to go on the night America elected its first Black president.

Barack Obama's arrival in Washington by train today harkens back to the inaugural White House trip of the former President who is Obama's political idol: Abraham Lincoln. In 1861, our 16th ...

Barack Hussein Obama was sworn in Jan. 20, 2009, as the 44th president of the United States, ... to the Lincoln Memorial, where Audie Cornish reports; to the Memorial Bridge, ...

Years later, from that same memorial, Barack Obama, the first Black president of the United States, would also deliver a speech. The Lincoln Memorial became more than a monument; it became a stage ...

President-Elect Obama Speech at Lincoln Memorial President-Elect Barack Obama spoke at a pre-inaugural celebration at the Lincoln Memorial. He spoke about the significan… ...

Barack Obama winning the 2008 presidential election meant an end to Republican rule. ... Malia and Sasha arrive at the “We Are One” concert at the Lincoln Memorial on Jan. 18, 2009.

And 50 years later, President Barack Obama, ... The cornerstone of the Lincoln Memorial was put in place on Feb. 12, 1915, the birthday of the assassinated 16th president, ...