12:05 p.m.
tuesday.
president Obama was sworn in as president for the second time.
Noon eastern time - so around 5pm UK time
Dateline January 23, 2013Barack Obama has been sworn in for the second time as the President of the US.
Yes, if a president is re-elected, he must be sworn in a second time and an inauguration ceremony will usually be held. We saw this with other presidents, and there is no reason to think we won't see it if President Obama is re-elected.
Amendment XX of the U.S. Constitution establishes noon (local time) on January 20th as the time for swearing in.
The U.S. Constitution says that the president must take the presidential oath and be sworn in; usually, it is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who administers the oath. If a president is re-elected, he still has to take the oath of office a second time.
If something happened to both Obama and VP Biden at or near the same time, Pelosi would be sworn in as the president.
Wensaday morning or Tuesday night at 12:00 am
Yes he does. Whether a president is elected for the first time or re-elected for a second term, there is an inauguration ceremony, and at that time, the president and vice president are sworn in.
President Bush transferred the nuclear football and its launch codes to President Obama during the inauguration ceremony on January 20, 2009. This transfer of authority happens as a customary practice during the peaceful transition of power between presidents.
The chief justice of the Supreme Court, just like the first time. President Obama was sworn in both times by Chief Justice John Roberts.