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No, the president is not the Oath Of Office.
The inaugural oath of office. Before the President-Elect takes the oath, he is not the President. After he takes the oath, he is President.
The President promises to protect the natural (and governed) rights of the people when he takes the oath of office.
All US presidents take the oath of office, starting with the first president, George Washington.
President Obama swore the oath of office on Abraham Lincoln's Bible.
Oath of Office
We watched as the new president took the oath of office.
george washington kissed the bible after taking his oath of office
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 Chief Justice of the Supreme Court administer the oath of office to the President. Earl Warren was Chief Justice when Ford became president.
Yes- the President must take the oath of office as required by the US Constitution.
It began with the first president.