Obama acknowledges the crowds that lined the streets of Washington DC for his inauguration (KEYSTONE/Doug Mills)

President Barack Obama’s inaugural speech in full

Analysis: Obama’s first presidential speech
The studio panel—including political writer Matthew Stevenson and Prof. Jussi Hanhimäki, Professor of International History and Politics at Geneva’s Higher Education Institute—examine the text of Obama’s speech in detail.

Obama heralds new era for America
Renee Gutel reports for WRS from Washington DC

The rituals of inauguration
The panel discuss the history and significance of the ceremony of inauguration for U.S. presidents.

Celebrations mark historic occasion in Switzerland
WRS’s Vincent Landon is at a gathering of Democrats Abroad in Zurich, and reports on how American expatriates are marking the occasion.

Swiss journalist documents rural U.S.’s reaction to Obama’s election
WRS’s Alex Helmick spoke to Schweizer Fernsehen’s U.S. Correspondent Arthur Honneger, who has been documenting the reaction to Barack Obama’s election in the small town of Freedom, Oklahoma.