President Obama in Words: State of the Union, Inauguration and Other Speeches

After being elected the first black president in American history, Sen. Barack Obama triumphantly exclaimed to a crowd of 150,000 supporters in Chicago Nov. 4, 2008 "at this defining moment, change has come to America." He defeated Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., 52.9 percent to 45.6 percent (Wordle.net)