Obama's first week in office (32 images)

Barack Obama is sworn in as the 44th President of the United States of America during his Inauguration Ceremony on Capitol Hill in Washington on January 20, 2009. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)

U.S. President Barack Obama (C) is applauded by Vice President Joseph Biden (L) and a group of retired military officers after he signed executive orders to close the Guantanamo Bay Detention facility, on his desk in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington January 22, 2009. (UPI Photo/Matthew Cavanugh/Pool)

President Barack Obama walk to dance with First Lady Michelle Obama at the Commander-In-Chief's Inaugural Ball January 20, 2009 in Washington, DC. Obama was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States, becoming the first African American to be elected President of the U.S. (UPI Photo/Mark Wilson/Pool)

President Barack Obama (L) is hugged by former President George W. Bush after Obama was sworn-in as the 44th President of the United States on the west steps of the Capitol on January 20, 2009. (UPI Photo/Pat Benic)