President Obama scheduled a town hall meeting with all of us Thursday morning, March 26th, at 10:30 a.m. People were directed to the White House web site to review questions.
If you missed it, you can read the transcript or view the video:
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Today, January 20th 2009, Barack Obama was sworn in as our 44th President. If you missed the swearing in, you can see it on YouTube: 
You can read the text of his inauguration speech online also.
His team is not wasting time. Check out the White House web site, for example. You can read the blog and sign up for emailed updates about major decisions. Weekly videos are planned (for Saturday mornings). Under “About the White House” you can select “Presidents” and get to the official brief biography of President Obama.
The University Library has a couple of books by Obama if you’d like to get to know him a bit better: The audacity of hope: thoughts on reclaiming the American dream (2nd-floor Browsing Books E901.1.O23 A3 2006) and Dreams from my father: a story of race and inheritance (2nd-floor Browsing Books E185.97.O23 A3 2004).
Addendum:
You can read the text of Elizabeth Alexander’s reading at the Inauguration, or see the video at YouTube:
OK, the election is over, and between now and Inauguration Day (January 20th, 2009) President-Elect Barack Obama has a lot of work to do and decisions to make before assuming his duties as our 44th President.
You can track his transition to the White House at Change.gov, the Office of the President-Elect’s web site. Read the blog, watch weekly web video addresses, send Obama and his transition teams your advice, read bios of Obama, Biden, appointees, and more.
Your University Library has two books by Obama if you’d like to learn more about him: The audacity of hope: thoughts on reclaiming the American dream and Dreams from my father: a story of race and inheritance. If UWW’s copies are checked out, students and staff may borrow copies from other UW libraries using the free Universal Borrowing service. Requested items arrive in 2-4 weekdays. You can also use Library article databases such as Biography Reference Bank Select Edition (WilsonWeb) to search for additional information.
Please ask a reference librarian if you’d like some assistance in finding materials.
The University Library is a federal depository with many federal, state, local, and international documents on a variety of current and relevant issues available to you in print, microfiche, CD-ROM, and electronically. Come check out your government at the University Library!
