George W. Bush's second term as President of the United States began at noon on January 20, 2005 and expired with the swearing-in of the 44th President Barack Obama at noon, on January 20, 2009.
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—Myriam Miedzian, U.S. author. Boys Will Be Boys, introduction (1991)
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