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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.

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Q: Who administers the oath to the vice president on inauguration day?
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Who attends the inauguration?

The new president and vice-president begin their terms on this day and take the oath for their offices. The chief justice of the US administers the oaths. What other people are involved depends on the year and the President and the planners of the event.


Does the vice president pick his successor?

No. In the event that the president and vice president are both killed, the 3rd in command is the speaker of the house. When a president and vice president leave the white house after their term(s), the president elect has already selected his running mate, who becomes the vice president after the inauguration.


What 3 things occurs if the president is unable to perform his duties of the office due to death or resignation or removal?

If a new president is required(1) The vice-president takes the oath and becomes President (2) He nominates someone to be the new vice-president (3) That person is either confirmed by both houses of Congress or else the president must name another nominee for vice-president.


Who was the Vice president of 1902?

The 26th President of the United States was Theodore Roosevelt from September 14, 1901 to March 4, 1909. Roosevelt did not have a vice President from 1901 - 1905. Charles Fairbanks was the Vice President from 1905-1909.


What happened to John Tyler immediately after Harrison's inauguration?

Harrison was elected President of the United States on March 4 and died on April 4, 1841. John Tyler, who was Vice-President, participated to the funeral on April 7th, then he took the oath of office as President and issued an inaugural address. By this way he avoided of succeeding to Harrison only as acting in the dead president's place, but as the President. His initiative was backed by the cabinet and endorsed by the Congress in the special, session which took place on May 31, 1841.

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How is the Judicial Branch involved in the Presidential inauguration?

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.


Who attends the inauguration?

The new president and vice-president begin their terms on this day and take the oath for their offices. The chief justice of the US administers the oaths. What other people are involved depends on the year and the President and the planners of the event.


Who administers the oath office to the vice president?

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When will Joe Biden be the new vice president of the USA?

As soon as he takes the oath of office at Obama's inauguration.


Who administers the presidential oath?

The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court performs this function at planned inauguration ceremonies. If the president dies and the vice-president has to be sworn unexpectedly, the oath may be administered by anyone legally able to administer an oath- such as a judge, or even a Justice of the Peace.


Is the oath for president and vice president the same?

No, the President's Oath is written in the Constitution. The Vice President's Oath is the same oath that members of Congress take and was not written in the Constitution, but the Constitution does require that the VP be bound by an Oath.


What time is the inauguration PST?

The Presidential Inauguration will be on Tuesday, January 20th, 2009, beginning at 08:30 AM PST {Pacific Standard Time} The Oath of Office for the President will be at 9am PST. The Vice President's will be sworn in about 10 minutes before that.


Where does the president say the oath?

He typically takes it on inauguration day, standing on the a platform built on the steps of the capitol.If January 20 is on Sunday, he may be sworn in, inside the capitol or maybe at the White House in a private ceremony. Vice-presidents who assume the office because of the death of the president, take the oath at a spot convenient to where they happen to be.


Who gives oath to vice president?

President


Where did presidents and vice presidents take the oath?

They take their presidential oaths at Capitol Hill, at their inauguration.


What time does the president elect take the oath of office?

The inauguration occurs at about 12:00 p.m., on January 20. President Obama was sworn in at 12:05 p.m. EST on January 20,02009. A second oath was administered on the evening of January 21, 2009, because Chief Justice John Roberts erred when he administered the oath causing President Obama to incorrectly recite the oath.


How old does vice-president have to be at least?

35 on Inauguration Day