Placing his hand on the Bible that Abraham Lincoln had used 147 years ago for his own swearing-in, Barack Obama took the oath of office at 12.05 pm on the steps of the Capitol.
The president elect accompanied by his wife Michelle and their two daughters, appeared in Grant Park in Chicago and dedicated his victory to the dream of "our fathers".
The democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama backs the Indo-US
nuke deal but may he be under pressure to reinforce
non-proliferation rules that could restrict transfer of technology and
fuel to India.