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Is there a legal time requirement for the oath of the new president to be administered?
There is no constitutional requirement as to what time or by what time the president must take the oath of office. In fact, until the Twentieth Amendment was ratified in 1933, there was no constitutional requirement concerning what date the oath must be administered. The only requirement had only been that the president could not "enter on the Execution" of the presidency until after he had made an oath or affirmation.
Why did President Obama have to be sworn?
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.
Who was the first US President to take oath on a raised portico?
The first US President to take oath on a raised portico was Zachary Taylor. He served as the president from 1849 until the time he died in July 1850.
Why was vp biden president for 5 minutes?
Joe Biden has never been president, not for one second. At the time he was sworn in as Vice President, Dick Cheney ceased to be Vice President, but Bush was still President. Of course that only matters if you take into account the time of oath-taking. The law does not. The time of oath taking is unrelated to the time of accepting office. According to the constitution, at the stroke of 12:00, Obama became president, oath or no oath.
What time and where will president-elect Barack Obama take his oath of office on January 20th 2009?
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What time did the president take office?
President Obama was sworn in at 12:05 EST, January 20th, 2009. A second oath was given on the evening of January 21, 2009, because Chief Justice John Roberts erred when he administered the oath causing President Obama not to recited the oath as prescribed.
The president term in office ends at noon in what year of office?
The new President will take oath for the office January 20th 2017. At this time President Barack Obama will no longer be President.
What central time will president-elect Barack Obama take his oath of office?
President-elect Barack Obama took his oath of office at 12:00 PM (noon) Eastern Standard Time. In relation to Central Time, he took his oath of office at 11:00 AM.
Which President was the first to take the oath of office in January?
The first time the presidential oath of office was taken in January was at the beginning of Franklin D. Roosevelt's second term on January 20, 1937.
What is the oath time location date and given by?
November th third
Must the Presidential oath of office be given at a specific day and time?
There is no constitutional mandate for the U.S. Presidential oath of office to be given on any particular day or time. The modern consensus (again, not constitutionally mandated) is that the previous President is, technically, no longer in power, as of midnight on the given day the oath of office is to be given to the new President (even if it's the same person), and that noon of that day is the time the new President will be given the oath. As soon as the new President has completed the oath, he is, technically speaking, granted all the powers of that office.
What clock time did Obama take office?
It was approximately 1205 when he took the oath of office. However he officially became president at noon when George W. Bush's term ended. The verbal oath of office is a formality. noon
