He/She politely and officially meets and greets other officials of the U. S. government.
The old president remains president up until the moment the new president is sworn in.
President George Washington was sworn in on April 30, 1789 in New York City.
President-elect Allison Taylor is being sworn in during the first 2 hour episode.
The old president is still president until the end of the year. The new president is sworn in early in January of the following year.
Presidents are traditionally sworn in on January 20. The next American president will be sworn in January 20, 2009.
An anogeration is when the new president of the United States is sworn is as President by oath
The simple explanation: The US Constitution does not permit that the nation be without a chief executive. Therefore it is a practical matter, considering that the Vice president can act as the chief executive when the President is incapasitated. For the few moments that the former President is stepping down, and the new President is being sworn in, there would actually be no President, so to avoid the problem, the Vice President is traditionally sworn in first.
The event as known as the Inauguration.
The Vice President takes the oath of office during the same ceremony as the President. Joseph Biden will be sworn in as the new Vice President prior to Barack Obama's swearing in.
The President assumes his duties upon being sworn into office. This used to occur on March 4, but in 1934, it was moved to January 20, and it is on that day when the new president officially takes office.
Washington was sworn in as our first president on April 30th, 1784 in New York City.
The vice president would be sworn in as the new president. The new president would nominate someone to be the next vice president, and the nominee would be sworn in after a confirmation majority vote by both houses of Congress.