The President solemnly swears or affirms...
The Chief Justice of the United States (Supreme Court) typically administers the oath of office to the incoming President. Another justice may swear in the Vice-President. Senior Justice John Paul Stevens administered the oath to Vice-President Biden at the 2008 inauguration.
oath of office
swear an oath of loyalty to the United States.
It means that he has taken the "Oath of Office", binding him to the duties and standards of the presidency. The oath includes the phrase, "I do solemnly swear" -- "sworn is the past-tense of swear" so after he takes the oath, he has sworn to do his duty and so has been sworn in to office.
The end of article two section one is important to inauguration day because it contains the oath that the president must take to become president. The Chief Justice of the US is most likely the person who the president states the oath to.
Presidential Oath of Office I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.
The inaugural oath of office. Before the President-Elect takes the oath, he is not the President. After he takes the oath, he is President.
The judge-- actually a Supreme Court Justice-- does not go over the oath. He reads the oath and the president repeats it, agreeing that he will defend and protect the Constitution and faithfully carry out the duties of being president. Customarily, the president places his hand on a bible to swear the presidential oath, and the Chief Justice of the Supreme court administers it to the president. This is a well-established ritual in American inaugurations.
The Chief Justice of the United States (Supreme Court) typically administers the oath of office to the incoming President. Another justice may swear in the Vice-President. Senior Justice John Paul Stevens administered the oath to Vice-President Biden at the 2008 inauguration.
January 20th
Yes you do. You must swear an oath of loyalty.
Franklin Pierce
oath of office
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court administers the oath to the President. There is no designated person to swear in the vice-president, however. That is up to the Vice President elect.
swear an oath of loyalty to the United States.
President Abraham Lincoln's bible.
United States President Herbert Hoover took the Presidential Oath on March 4th, 1929 in the United States Capital. This oath was administered by William H. Taft.