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Associate Justice John Paul Stevens, who is the Senior Associate on the Court, flawlessly administered the Oath of Office to Vice-President Biden.
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 Oath of Office will be Administered to President-elect Barack H. Obamaby the Chief Justice of the United States The Honorable John G. Roberts, Jr.
Vice President Calvin Coolidge was visiting family in Vermont when President Warren Harding died. The oath of office was administered to the new President by his father who was a Vermont notary public and justice of the peace.
Traditionally, the Chief Justice of the United States administers the Oath of Office to the president-elect. For Barack Obama's inauguration, Chief Justice John Roberts administered the oath of office to the president-elect, Barack Obama.
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There is no constitutional requirement as to what time or by what time the president must take the oath of office. In fact, until the Twentieth Amendment was ratified in 1933, there was no constitutional requirement concerning what date the oath must be administered. The only requirement had only been that the president could not "enter on the Execution" of the presidency until after he had made an oath or affirmation.
Yes, the president can take two oaths of office, though it is uncommon. This typically occurs if a president is unable to take the official oath during the inauguration for any reason, requiring a second oath to be administered later. Additionally, some presidents have chosen to reaffirm their commitment to the office through a ceremonial oath-taking at a later date. However, only the first oath taken is constitutionally recognized as the official oath of office.
Until 1977, the President was sworn in on the east steps of the US Capitol building. However, in 1981 Ronald Reagan requested that the Oath of Office be administered on the west steps. The reason was that Reagan wanted to face west to deliver his inaugural address thereby symbolically addressing the entire nation. Since then the Oath of Office has been administered on the west steps of the Capitol. (Taking the oath is required by the US Constitution before the President can take his office. )
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