Barack Obama grew up in Hawaii and Indonesia and was the son of a Kenyan father and an American mother from Kansas. He was raised in large part by his grandparents in Hawaii. His maternal grandfather was an army veteran, and his grandmother worked in a bank. read more
The inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President took place on January 20, 2009. In his first few days in office, Obama issued executive orders and presidential memoranda directing the U.S. military to develop plans to withdraw troops from Iraq. read more