Here on Newstalk we're continuing our look at the 20 most influential moments of the past 20 years.
The election of America's first Black president, Barack Obama, is our centre of focus today.
Charlie Bird, RTE US correspondent at the time of both inaugurations joins Pat to discuss.
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