The president is sworn in on January 20 of the year following the election.
Rutherford B. Hayes was secretly sworn in a day (March 3) before his official inauguration. He was secretly sworn in because of the tension surrounding his election. He was sworn in the Red Room of the White House.
Inauguration Day, January 20, 2009 is when he left the White House and Barack Obama was sworn in as President of the US.
On inaugaration day 2009, Barack Obama, The first black president sworn in.
President-elect Obama moves into the White House on the day he becomes the President, January 20, 2009.
He is officially "sworn-in" as the next President.
Inauguration day. President-elect Barack Obama will be sworn in on January 20, 2009.
This day is known as Inauguration Day.
I dont know how long after the election, but he has to be sworn in by noon on the day of inauguration.
January 20th
The White House is the President's castle. He decides who lives there with him. (Actually, there is a staff of servants and guards who are there 24 hours a day.)
When there is a vacancy in the Presidency, the Vice President is sworn in as President as soon as possible. When there is a vacancy in the Vice Presidency, the President appoints a new Vice President, who is sworn in immediately after Congress approves the appointment. Otherwise, the normal transition of the Presidency and Vice Presidency occurs at noon EST on January 20 of every fourth year including 2009.
Normally, the new president would be sworn in on January 20th. But in 2013, that day falls on a Sunday, so he will be sworn in the next day, Monday, January 21, 2013.