Washington D.C
The "festivities" begin at 10:00 A.M., 20th January 2009, with lots of music, etc. The actual oath ceremony usually begins at noon. Biden will go first, then Obama.
The oath of office is administered by the chief justice, usually at the inauguration ceremony in Washington DC.
Obama took is oath right after he was elected prez
The Swearing In Ceremony begins at 11:30 A.M. EST. There are a few items planned during the ceremony that will lead up to President Obama's Oath and Address, including the swearing in of Vice President Biden.
The oath took place for Obama in Washington D.C.
what is the name of the oath of office ceremony
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.
Chief Justice John Roberts gave the oath to President Barack Obama.
President Obama was sworn in twice because Chief Justice Roberts misplaced the word "faithfully" when he first administered the oath to Pres. Obama during the inauguration. To avoid any possible future questions on the legality of the first oath, President Obama was sworn in a second time.
On January 21, 2013, Barack Obama became the only two-term U.S. President to date (late January 2013) to take the U.S. Presidential Oath of Office four times. On January 21, 2009, the day after President Obama's first inauguration, he repeated the Oath with Chief Justice John Roberts because Justice Roberts had misspoken the Oath during the public ceremony. Inauguration Day has fallen on a Sunday three times since the date was changed to January 20, in 1957, in 1985 and in 2013. In each case, the President, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama respectively, was starting his second term, and in each case the President took the Oath of Office in a private ceremony on Sunday the 20th then repeated the Oath during the public ceremony on Monday the 21st.
The exact time of Obama's oath ceremony depends on the specific year and date. Typically, presidential inaugurations in the United States occur at noon Eastern Time. For the Pacific Coast, this would be 9:00 AM local time. However, it is advisable to check the official schedule and announcements to get accurate and up-to-date information.
The ceremony begins at 11:30 A.M. on Janurary 20th.