Watch Obama's inauguration on SBS

7 Jan 2009, 10:13 am   -   Source: SBS
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Barack Obama will be welcomed to the White House in a special ceremony

Barack Obama will be welcomed to the White House in a special ceremony

You can watch special coverage of the inauguration of the 44th President of the United States - Barack Obama - on SBS.

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SBS will be screening a special one-hour program on the inauguration of America's 44th President - Barack Obama.

The historic ceremony will be shown at 12.30pm AEDT on 21 January, shortly after the swearing-in takes place.

Hosted by SBS World News Australia presenter Anton Enus, the program will also feature interviews, analysis and special guests.

"The inauguration of a new US President is an historic moment in time," said Anton.

"It will be fascinating to hear the newly sworn-in President’s inauguration speech.

New directions

"It is bound to provide the world with greater understanding of his administration’s new directions."

SBS's senior correspondent Brian Thomson will report direct from Washington as the US welcomes its new leader to the White House - and bids farewell to current president, George W Bush.

"President Bush will complete his tenure as leader of the most powerful country in the world during a very challenging period in history  - and history has not yet had the time to judge him," said Anton.


The Inauguration of the 44th President of the USA, Barack Obama, on SBS - 21 January at 12.30pm AEDT.

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The world is a better place....

HT - from Canberra, 3 years ago

.... with one less idiot running it. My best wishes to Obama and his team.

A wellcome change

Graeme Monaghan - from Kangaroo Flat, 3 years ago

I am very pleased to see at last a black man being able to attain the presidency of the United States of America. I am not black myself, but I do believe all men and women are created equal.. God Bless

Finally, a President I can be proud of...

Susan Terravecchia - from Sydney, 3 years ago

For the first time since I have been old enough to vote, I am looking forward to this inauguration because finally, finally, my fellow Americans have elected a man of great character, honesty, integrity and intelligence - the complete opposite to what we've suffered through for the last long, eight years.

Mr

Phil Chan - from Vermont South VIC, 3 years ago

Anton - I like your comments. Barack Obama is a hero to many of us: the racial minorities - the Aboriginal and immigrant Australians, the women, the disenfranchised, the disadvantaged, and in fact even to most of the people in the mainstream who have experienced at certain times in their lives misfortunes, failures and hardship and people who are struggling to realise their dreams. I believe Obama's emotional intelligence (calm and optimism) will help him overcome many unexpected challenges.

2009Great Expectations

grant malley - from sydney, 3 years ago

President Obama epitomizes the defeat of racial and religious segregationism, something the leaders in the segregated state of the middle east could well catch up with.
Obama has a New War... to displace iniquitous systems with more equitable trading systems and relations.
Given a chance, a stack of festering Worldwide Resentments will go and we might finally enjoy the benefits of embracing Global Diversity.
If your wisdom is your action, is your God that wise?
So long Mr Bush/Cheney/..........

Ms

Barbara Morganari - from North Fremantle WA, 3 years ago

I feel the world has too high an expection of what he can do as president, but then he could surprise us all especially with an incredible amount of challenges he will be confrronted with.

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