The Chief Justice swears in the president-elect and vice president
The Chief Justice
Senator Dianne Feinstein.
Chief Justice John Roberts
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States is responsible for administering the Oath of Office to a newly elected president during the Inauguration ceremony in January.
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States is responsible for administering the Oath of Office to a newly elected president during the Inauguration ceremony in January.
The Chief Justice of the United States (Supreme Court) traditionally administers the Oath of Office to the President-elect or incumbent President on inauguration day.
Chief Justice John Roberts.
The first time he became president, it was because Kennedy was killed and he had to assume office immediately. He was sworn in by a local justice of the peace while sitting in the presidential airplane. For his second term he had a standard inauguration and was sworn in by the chief justice.
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.