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The term begins at noon on January 20th after the election, and ends four years later on the same date/time.
The new President will take oath for the office January 20th 2017. At this time President Barack Obama will no longer be President.
The term begins immediately after the President is sworn in at noon on January 20 of years that follow the presidential election in November.It is true that the presidential term begins at noon, on January 20, following the previous presidential election.
A US President's term in office runs from January 20th (noontime) the year after he wins election in the November general election. In President Obama's case, his currentterm of office runs from 2009 to 2013. If he wins re-election, he will serve until 2017.
The 20th Amendment, ratified in 1933, moved the date of the President's inauguration to January 20 from March 4.
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The first President to be inaugurated on January 20th was Franklin D. Roosevelt, in 1937. Previously, the Presidential inauguration date had been March 4. This was changed by the passage of the 20th Amendment, ratified on January 23, 1933. The 32nd President, FDR was both the first inaugurated on January 20 (his second of four terms) and the last inaugurated on March 4 (his first term in 1933).
The 20th Amendment to the U. S. Constitution, ratified in January, 1933, changed Inauguration Day from March 4 to January 20 and changed the beginning/end of Senate and House terms from March 4 to January 3. The first inauguration to take place on January 20 was Franklin Roosevelt's second, in 1937.
As a result of the Twentieth Amendment, all presidents since 1937 have taken the oath of office at high noon on January 20th after the presidential election. President Obama was inaugurated the first time on January 20, 2009. His second term will begin on January 20, 2013.
January 20, noon Eastern Standard Time
The twentieth amendment to the United States constitution states that the previous President's term shall end at noon on January 20, and the incumbent President's term begins at the same time.
The President-Elect and Vice-President-Elect take the Oath of Office and begin their terms on the 20th of January following their election at 12 noon, as directed by the 20th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The Amendment didn't specify a time zone, but it always takes place at noon of Washington's local standard time, which in January is American Eastern Standard Time (UTC - 5 hours).