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I believe the answer is found in the 20th Amendment (adopted in 1933) to the U.S. Constitution. That amendment established January 20th as the day -- and noon as the time at which-- the new president assumes responsibility. The president becomes president, officially, at noon on January 20th regardless of whether or not (s)he is sworn in on that day. However, the president must take the Oath of Office prior to taking any formal action(s) as president. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, for his second term, was the first to be sworn in under the conditions established by the 20th Amendment (1937). For his second term of office, President Dwight D. Eisenhower was privately sworn in on January 20, 1957. However, because that day fell on a Sunday, a second, public swearing in ceremony/inauguration was held at noon on Monday, January 21, 1957 for the public celebration. So, with the exception of death, removal from office or resignation from the office of president in each case, a vice-presidential succession can be any date and time on that day. But for president-elects, it is officially set for the 20th of January the year following the general election for president.
As by the constitution: 1. The terms of the President and Vice President shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the terms of Senators and Representatives at noon on the 3d day of January, of the years in which such terms would have ended if this article had not been ratified; and the terms of their successors shall then begin. Hope that helped.
This date and time are given in the constitution, amendment 20. The amendment was passed by Congress and later ratified by 36 states. Noon seems like a good time. It is late enough to have a parade in day light before it and early enough for everyone to get home before dark. i do not think the time of day was at all controversial . They kept the old time when they moved the date from March 4 and nobody objected . In actuality, the VP is sworn first, usually near noon and the President is sworn in somewhat later.
The timing of the oath of office for the US president is determined by the 20th Amendment, added in 1933:
Section 1 reads: "The terms of the President and Vice President shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the terms of Senators and Representatives at noon on the 3d day of January, of the years in which such terms would have ended if this article had not been ratified; and the terms of their successors shall then begin."
The amendment was created to reduce the amount of time between the election and the beginning of the new president's and Congress' terms. As recently as 1933, the gap was about four months, which put the brakes on government that became unreasonable in the modern era.
By US law the President-elect becomes President at noon on Inauguration Day regardless of the time of the swearing in ceremony. The ceremony is a formal symbolic tradition, but the law is what dictates the time the new President assumes office. Because the ceremonies for swearing the oath of office are timed to correspond as well as possible to the time of the official legal placement in office at noon, and because they are held in Washington, DC where the time zone is the US Eastern Time Zone, the Inauguration is scheduled for noon Eastern Standard Time.
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What happens if a person is elected president but they die before they are sworn in?
The assistant president will be sworn into office.
What date is the president inaugurated?
According to the 20th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, newly elected U.S. Presidents and Vice Presidents get sworn in on the 20th of January at noon. Eastern Standard Time, the time zone that includes Washington, D.C. in January, is assumed but not specified. 20 January is 17 days after the terms of U.S. Representatives and U.S. Senators begin and 14 days after the official counting of the electoral votes in front of a joint session of Congress. Until 1933, when the 20th Amendment was ratified, Presidents, Vice Presidents, Representatives and Senators all began their terms on the 4th of March. When the U.S. presidency is vacated due to death, resignation or removal from office, the presidential oath of office is administered to the U.S. Vice President as soon as possible.
When is the new president of the US Sworn in?
Since the adoption of the 20th Amendment in 1933, a new President is sworn in at noon on the 20th day of January next following his election. Before (and including) 1933, new Presidents took office on March 4, The only exception having been George Washington's first inaugural in 1789. Washington did not get the news of his election in time for the official date, and so was not sworn in until April 30.
The president is called the President-Elect until what?
Until he/she is sworn in as the President.
When was LBJ elected?
LBJ was sworn into presidency due to the assassination of John F Kennedy on Novemeber 22, 1963
Where does the president get sworn at?
The president get sworn in at Washington D.C. On Janusry 20th at noon.
When does The President of the United States get sworn in?
At noon on Jan 20
When does a US president need to be sworn in by?
I dont know how long after the election, but he has to be sworn in by noon on the day of inauguration.
What time by law must the President Elect be sworn in?
He becomes President at 12:00 noon.
Is he officially president at noon whether he has not been sworn in?
Yes, according to the U.S. Constitution.
Does Barack Obama become president at 12 noon whether he has been sworn in or not?
No he must be sworne in. By me
What time is Obama sworn in as President?
Noon eastern time - so around 5pm UK time
When did Nixon's presidency begin?
Richard Nixon was sworn in as US President on 20 January 1969 at noon.
What time the inauguration ceremony starts and how long it will last?
Under the Constitution, the president-elect MUST be sworn in precisely at noon, January 20th. The vice president-elect is usually sworn in just before.
What day in January is the president sworn in office?
At approximately noon on January 20th of the year following his or her election. As of noon, the President Elect officially becomes the President regardless of whether he or she is officially sworn in or not. This information comes from the 20th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States as follows: "The terms of the President and Vice President shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the terms of Senators and Representatives at noon on the 3d day of January, of the years in which such terms would have ended if this article had not been ratified; and the terms of their successors shall then begin."
When is the vice president and president sworn in?
When there is a vacancy in the Presidency, the Vice President is sworn in as President as soon as possible. When there is a vacancy in the Vice Presidency, the President appoints a new Vice President, who is sworn in immediately after Congress approves the appointment. Otherwise, the normal transition of the Presidency and Vice Presidency occurs at noon EST on January 20 of every fourth year including 2009.
Can the current US president suspend the sworn in inogoration of the next president even if already elected be president in the lame duck time?
No. The president-elect becomes president at 12 (noon) regardless of circumstances.
