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Slide2: Title: Mr. Obama Goes To Washington By C Bohannon-Brown PEN # 2943 Published by Peach e~Books Georgia www.peachebooks.com All rights reserved. This publication may be reproduced by educators, parents, and students for educational purposes only. Commercial duplication is prohibited. © Peach e~Books January 19, 2009


Slide3: President-elect Barack Obama began his whistle-stop train ride to Washington, D.C., with a speech in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.


Slide4: Then, his train traveled to Wilmington, Delaware on its way to the nation’s capital.


Slide5: Huge crowds of supporters awaited the arrival of Barack Obama’s train along the route.


Slide6: The President-elect’s train passed through Claymont, Delaware and made a stop in Wilmington to greet throngs of people.


Slide7: Vice President-elect Joseph Biden greeted President-elect Obama in Wilmington.


Slide8: Barack Obama spoke to thousands of people who had waited for hours, in the cold weather, to see him.


Slide9: Later, the Obamas and the Bidens began their historic trip to Washington in the District of Columbia.


Slide10: Before arriving in Washington, D.C., Mr. Obama spoke to supporters at War Memorial Plaza, in Baltimore, Maryland.


Slide11: After several hours aboard the train, President-elect Obama and his family arrived in Washington, D.C.


Slide12: During the next day, a special concert was held, at the Lincoln Memorial, for the Obamas and the Bidens.


Slide13: Numerous movie and recording stars shared the stage to honor the celebrated families.


Slide14: The “We Are One” concert brought people of many different ethnic backgrounds together, as they shared a part in this historical event.


Slide15: The Obama’s daughters, Sasha and Malia, enjoyed seeing the stars on stage.


Slide16: After the concert, President-elect Obama shared his hopes for America and expressed that “anything is possible”.


Slide17: On that Saturday in January, many people enjoyed the concert and the speech, as Inaugural celebrations began across Washington, D.C.


Slide18: Online Resources Thank you to the following on-line resources: Obamas and Bidens (cover) http://wallpapers123.blogspot.com/2009/01/barack-obamas-inaugural-train-ride.html Barack Obama Pictures (pages 1 through 9 and pages 12-13) http://www.cbsnews.com Crowd in Wilmington http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Whistle-Stop-Tour-Washington/ss/events/pl/011709obamatrain#photoViewer=/090118/photos_wl_afp/848e8a37a780432a5179a0a5f82c5c24 President-elect Obama arrival in Washington, D.C. http://www.france24.com/en/20090118-bearing-hopes-nation-obama-arrives-washington http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Whistle-Stop-Tour-Washington/ss/events/pl/011709obamatrain#photoViewer=/090118/480/5339feed3a53421ea808d268bf956eec President-elect Obama (at Lincoln Memorial)/ Concert http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27721638/vp/28722274#28722274 More Concert Photos/Sasha and Malia http://brownsista.com/we-are-one-concert-for-barack-obama/ Mall Photo of “We Are One” concert http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99539227


Slide19: Online Resources Thank you to the following on-line resources: Obamas and Bidens in Baltimore, Maryland http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Whistle-Stop-Tour-Washington/ss/events/pl/011709obamatrain#photoViewer=/090118/photos_wl_afp/a83a786d1ca28262f2fd808169ad7a4c http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Whistle-Stop-Tour-Washington/ss/events/pl/011709obamatrain#photoViewer=/090118/photos_wl_afp/7729096bf6a4aa0ac45f36a5b74e9623 http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Whistle-Stop-Tour-Washington/ss/events/pl/011709obamatrain#photoViewer=/090118/ids_photos_ts/r1445452431.jpg