Barack Obama takes office on January 20th with a full in-box, and a great deal of expectation.
What will Obama's Washington look and feel like? Will Obama's presidency live up to the pre-election hype?
On Saturday 10th of January, BBC World Service and Washington's National Public Radio station, WAMU 88.5 hosted a live debate in Washington DC.
The BBC's Owen Bennett-Jones and Kojo Nnamdi from WAMU 88.5 chaired the debate, which was held at the American University's Washington College of Law.
Listen Listen to the debate here (54 mins)
They were joined by five panellists:
