An elected president takes the oath of office at approximately noon on January 20 of the year following his election to president. Vice-presidents who assume the role presidency due to the death or resignation of the President take the oath of office as soon as possible after such death or resignation. The oath must be administered by a public official , such as a notary public or magistrate who is legally qualified to administer oaths.
Right after the Presidential Oath is taken the duties are assumed.
Of the last 24 Oaths, 19 have been done on January 20th, two were done on January 21st, one on November 22nd (Lyndon Johnson after the assasination of John F. Kennedy), one on August 4th (Gerald Ford after Nixon stepped down in disgrace for Watergate), and one other on April 12th (Harry Truman after Franklin Roosevelt died in office).
The President assumes his duties after being sworn in, normally on Inauguration Day, on January 20th following the election.
Immediately upon receiving the oath of office from the Chief Justice of the US.
A newly elected president takes office on January 20 of the year following his election.
January 20
January 20th
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.
The 25th amendment to the Constitution allows for a procedure to allow the Vice President to assume the duties of "Acting President".
The vice president becomes President if the President dies or is removed from office . There are also procedures by which the vice-president can temporarily assume the duties of president, either voluntarily or involuntarily.
On January 20th
The constitution requires that before a President can assume their duties they have to take the oath of office. The oath is administered at the official ceremony, the inauguration. When the incoming President speaks the final words of the oath, their Presidency begins and the former President's term in office is officially over.
The vice president then becomes the president.The vice president would assume those duties.
the vice president
It is Speaker of the house I believe.
Although the Speaker of the House would assume the presidency if both the President and Vice-President die or are rendered incapable of carrying out the duties of the office, to date this has not actually happened except in fiction.
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Kennedy was the youngest elected US president.