Former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney (wheel chair) and his wife Lynne (L) are escorted from the U.S. Capitol by Vice President Joseph Biden (R) and his wife Jill after after the swearing in ceremony of President Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States in Washington January 20, 2009. Obama became the first African-American to be elected to the office of President in the history of the United States. REUTERS/Tannen Maury/Pool (UNITED STATES)