Time

2/2

2009

Obama, Michelle (swearing in)

Commemorative Issue.  President Barack Obama January 20, 2009

Photo

Christopher Morris for Time

Newsweek

2/2

2009

Obama, Michelle
(inaug. Ball)

‘I Got it Bad”

Photo

Nancy Stone-Chicago Tribune, MGT-Landov

Newsweek

?

2009

Obama, Chief Justice Roberts

Comm. Inaug. Ed. ‘We Are Ready to Lead Once More’

Photo

Timothy A. Clark –AFP-Getty

TV Guide

1/26

2009

Obama, Michelle

Introducing President Obama!

Photo

Kwaku Alston/ Corbis Outlook

Entertainment Weekly

1/30

2009

Obama

Barack Obama is Changing Pop Culture Forever

Photo

Peter Yang

The Week

1/30

2009

Obama, Michelle

Introducing President Obama!

Photo

AP

Reader’s Digest Selecciones

2

2009

Obama

El Presidente Obama

Photo

Ben Baker/Redux

People

2/2

2009

Obama, Michelle

A New Day (Inauguration Special)

Photo

Carlos Barria/Reuters

NYT Magazine

2/1

2009

Obama

The Big Fix

Illustration

the Heads of State

The American Conservative

2/9

2009

Obama

Paper Pusher

Illustration

Chris Hiers

The Week

2/13

2009

Obama

After the deluge

Illustration

Drew Friedman

Weekly Standard

2/16

2009

Obama, T.Daschle, B.Richardson, Rev.Wright, others

Under the Bus

Illustration

Jason Seiler

World

2/14

2009

Presidential Seal

The Obama Era

Photo

J. Scott Applewhite

The Economist

2/14

2009

Obama and other officials

To the rescue: The trouble with Obama’s plan

Illustration

Kal

Vanity Fair

3

2009

Obama

The Obama Era Begins!

Photo

Annie Liebovitz

Men’s Journal

3

2009

Obama, flag background

Barack Obama, Jock in Chief

Photo Illustration

Obama: Scout Tufankjian/Polaris; flag: Beatham/Corbis

Reason

3

2009

Obama

A Better “New New Deal”

Illustration

Henry Payne

Black Enterprise

3

2009

Obama

President Obama: His Vision, His Team, His Challenge, His Leadership

Photo

Peter Yang

The American Prospect

3

2009

Obama and Ben Jealous

Post-Racial.  Really?

Photo Illustration

John Ritter

E

3

2009

Obama

President for the Planet

Photo Illustration

Jerry Russell

Newsweek

3/2

2009

Obama

The Confidence Game

Photo

Saul Loeb-AFP-Getty Images

The Week

3/6

2009

Obama, dragon

Taming the beast

Illustration

Fred Harper

The Week

3/13

2009

Obama

Perilous passage

Illustration

Fred Harper

CQ Weekly

3/16

2009

Obama and Arne Duncan

Schooled for the job

Photo

Pool photo by Raif-Finn Hestoft for Getty Images

The Week

3/20

2009

Obama

Hope or hype?

Illustration

Fred Harper

National Review

3/23

2009

Obama

Our Socialist Future

Illustration

Thomas Reis

The Economist

3/28

2009

Obama

Learning the hard way

Photo

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New York

3/30

2009

Obama, Summers, Geithner, Volcker

Does Anyone Around Here Know How to Fix an Economy

Photos

Alex Wong/Getty
Ron Edmonds/AP
Larry Downing/Reuters
Stan Honda/Getty

Government Executive

4

2009

Obama

Behind the Curtain

Photo

Jim Young/Reuters/Corbis

National Review

4/6

2009

Obama, business exec.

Bedfellows: Obama and Big Business

Illustration

Roman Genn

The New Republic

4/15

2009

Obama, six Dem. Senators

Why the Democrats Can’t Govern

Illustration

Mark Alan Stamaty

The Week

4/17

2009

Obama, Michelle

Europe, enthralled

Illustration

Fred Harper

CQ Weekly

4/20

2009

Obama

Sharing the Stage

Photo

Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg News

In Touch

4/27

2009

Obama, Michelle

How We Keep Our Love Alive

Photo

?

The Nation

4/27

2009

Obama, other figures

Fighting for Our Health

Illustration

Dusan Petricic

Washingtonian

5

2009

Obama

26 Reasons to Love Living Here

Photo

Chris/Bauer-Griffin.com

The Progressive

5

2009

Obama, small figures pulling and pushing

Howard Zinn on Changing Obama’s Mindset

Illustration

Anita Kunz

Tikkun

5

2009

Obama, Geithner, Humpty Dumpty

Should Capitalism Be Saved

Photo Illustration

David Bygott

mEsquire

5

2009

GClooney, Obama, Jtimberlake

How to be a Man [The first ever ‘mix & match” cover]

Photos

?

NYT Magazine

5/3

2009

Obama

His Economy

Photo

Nadav Kander

Time

5/4

2009

Obama

100 Days

Photo

For Time by Callie Shell

National Review

5/4

2009

Obama

The Mechanic-in-Chief

Illustration

Roman Genn

The New Republic

5/20

2009

Obama and Ahmadinijad

Rendevous in Beirut

Photo Illustration

Lou Beach

The Week

5/22

2009

Obama

The doctor is in

Illustration

Fred Harper

World

5/25

2009

Obama, Pelosi, Bernanke

Playing with Capitalism

Photo Illustration

Kreig Barrie

Newsweek

5/25

2009

Obama

Obama on Obama

Photo

Olivier Douliery-Abaca

National Journal

5/30

2009

Obama, Biden Sotomayor

Squeeze Play

Photo

AFP/Tim Sloan

USN&WR

6

2009

Obama

Progress Report

Photo

Charlie Archambault for USN&WR

In these Times

6

2009

Obama

Glimmers of Hope?

Photo Illustration

?

NYT Magazine

6/7

2009

Obama, R.Emanuel

The Insiders

Photo

Charles Rex Arbogast/Associated Press

The Week

6/12

2009

Obama

Such a deal

Illustration

Fred Harper

The Nation

6/15

2009

Obama

Exacting Change

Photo

Design by Gene Case & Stephen King/Avenging Angels

Weekly Standard

6/15

2009

Obama, Sotomayor

‘A Wise Latina Woman’

Photo

AFP/Saul Loeb/NEWSCOM

Parade

6/21

2009

Obama, Sasha, Malia

‘If I Could Be Anything, I’d Be A Good Father’

Photo

Pete Souza

Weekly Standard

6/22

2009

Obama, liberals, media

The Pied Piper…and his fawning followers

Illustration

Thomas Fluharty

Jet

6/22

2009

Obama

America’s Favorite Family Man

Photo

Brooks Kraft/Corbis

The Economist

6/27

2009

Obama

Reforming health care: This is going to hurt

Photo Illustration

--

Reason

7

2009

Obama

Turning Japanese

Illustration

Harry Briggs, hairballdesign.com

Harpers

7

2009

Obama, Herbert Hoover

Barack Hoover Obama

Illustration

Mr. Fish

The Economist

7/4

2009

Obama, bear

Welcome to Moscow

Photo Illustration

--

CQ Weekly

7/6

2009

Obama, town hall audience

The Salesman in Chief

Photo

Alex Brandon, Associated Press

National Journal

7/11

2009

Obama, campaign crowd

Obama’s America

Photo

Getty Images/AFP/Emmanuel Dunand

National Review

7/20

2009

Obama

‘Just Relax’

Illustration

Roman Genn

Reason

8

2009

Obama

Illegal.  Illiberal.  Ill-fated.

Photo

Charles V. Tines/Detroit News/Rapport Press

World

8/1

2009

Obama, others

Hurtling Toward Havoc

Illustration

Krieg Barrie

The Economist

8/1

2009

Obama

Crunch time

Photo

--

Time

8/10

2009

Obama

Paging Dr. Obama

Photo Illustration

For Time by Arthur Hochstein; head Brendan Hoffman/EPA, body Brad Wilson/Getty

New York

8/10

2009

Obama

The Selling (and Selling and Selling) of the President

Illustration

Sean McCabe

Business Week

8/10

2009

Obama

Obama & Business

Photo

Brad Trent

The New Republic

8/12

2009

Obama, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, others

Who runs U.S. foreign policy?

Photo Illustration

Anastasia Vasilakis

Rolling Stone

8/20

2009

Obama

Obama So Far

Illustration

Shepard Fairey

The Week

8/28

2009

Obama

Bailing out

Illustration

Fred Harper

Weekly Standard

8/31

2009

Obama, R.Emanuel, Pelosi

That Sinking Feeling

Illustration

Thomas Fluharty

Atlantic

9

2009

Obama

What Washington Doesn’t Get About Health Care

Photo

Michael Reynolds/Corbis

American Spectator

9

2009

Obama, others

A One-Term Presidency

Illustration

John Springs

In These Times

9

2009

Obama

Color me Obama

Illustration

Rachel Jefferson, art director for In These Times

The Advocate

9

2009

Obama

Nope?

Illustration

Chris Gall; source photo AP/Mannie Garcia

Tikkun

9

2009

Obama and group of Sens. And Reps.

Has Obama Abandoned You?

Photo

AP/Lawrence Jackson

CQ Weekly

9/7

2009

Campaign sign with tape

Maybe We Can: Angst on the Left

Illustration

Jamey Fry

Weekly Standard

9/14

2009

Citizens;  detail Obama button, mag. Cover

Here the People Rule

Illustration

Thomas Fluharty

The Week

9/18

2009

Obama

Strong enough?

Illustration

Fred Harper

Weekly Standard

9/21

2009

Obama, Pelosi, Reid

Obamacare  An Unnecessary Operation

Illustration

Gary Locke

The Economist

9/19

2008

Obama and tyre w/ screwdriver

Vandalism: America’s mad trade war with China

Photo Illustration

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New York

9/28

2009

Obama

Hate

Photo Illustration

Typography by Marion Deichars for New York Magazine. Photograph by Mannie Garcia/AP

Men’s Health

10

2009

Obama

Obama’s Plan

Photo

Nigel Parry

The Progressive

10

2009

Obama and business exec.

Giving In To Blackmail

Illustration

Robin Eley

Townhall

10

2009

Obama

Obama…Finally showing his true colors

Photo Illustration

The Week

10/2

2009

Obama, Hu Jintao

On the hot seat

Illustration

Fred Harper

Weekly Standard

10/12

2009

Labor boss; detail Obama photo on wall

The New Labor Aristocracy

Illustration

Thomas Fluharty

Weekly Standard

10/19

2009

Obama

Decline Is a Choice

Illustration

Thomas Fluharty

The Week

10/23

2009

Obama

War and peace

Illustration

Fred Harper

Weekly Standard

10/26

2009

Obama

No Energy

Illustration

Gary Locke

National Journal

10/17

2009

Obama

Is He Tough Enough?

Photo

Getty Images/Bill Pugliano

USN&WR

11

2009

Obama

Leadership and Crisis

Photo

Charlie Archambault for USN&WR

American Spectator

11

2009

Obama, FDR, Reagan, Coolidge

Drive-By Presidents

Illustration

John S. Dykes

National Review

11/2

2009

Obama

Obama in Charge

Illustration

Roman Genn

Newsweek

11/2

2009

Obama

Yes He Can (But He Sure Hasn’t Yet)

Photo

Mandel Ngan AFP-Getty Images

The Nation

11/9

2009

Obama, Afghanistan outline

Obama’s Fateful Choice

Photo

Photo by Getty Images; design by Gene Case and Stephen Kling/Avenging Angels

Fortune

11/9

2009

Obama

Obama & Google: A Love Story

Photo Illustration

Ben Baker; imaging by Splashlight

NYT Magazine

11/1

2009

Obama, Michelle

The First Marriage

Photo

Damon Winter/The New York Times

The Week

11/13

2009

Obama, Karzai, Biden

Shotgun wedding

Illustration

Howard McWilliam

The Nation

11/23

2009

Obama supporters

The Obama Generation

Photo

Lucas Jackson/Reuters

The Economist

11/28

2009

Obama

The quiet American

Photo Illustration

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GQ

12

2009

Obama

Leader of the Year

Photo

Martin Schoeller

Foreign Policy

12

2009

about 20 people incl. Obama

100 Top Global Thinkers of 2009

Photo Illustration (collage)

Sean McCabe for Foreign Policy

Townhall

12

2009

Obama, McChrystal, map

Afghan Standoff: obama  vs. Gen. McChrystal

Photo Illustration

New Republic

12/2

2009

Obama

And Now…

Illustration

Painting by Robert Hunt

New York

12/7

2009

Obama

Whatever Happened to Barack Obama?

Illustration

Urethane shadow portrait by Michael Murphy

The Week

12/11

2009

Obama on horse

It’s his war now

Illustration

Howard McWilliam

Time

12/14

2009

Obama

It’s His War Now

Photo

Christopher Morris/VII

Newsweek

12/14

2009

Obama

The Post-Imperial President

Photo

Jim Young-Reuters

New Yorker

12/14

2009

Obama and Santa

[Season’s Greeting]

Illustration

Barry Blitt

The Week

12/25

2009

Obama, others

The faces of 2009

Illustration

Howard McWilliam