The States selected electors who voted to elect the President and Vice President.

The constitution is the highest law of the US; the entire legal and organizational structure of the United States depends upon the constitution. Another way of putting it is, the constitution is the basic agreement by means of which the country of the United States was created. Hence, the highest duty of the President is to defend the constitution. That is what the President is elected to do.

When was the first telegraphed inauguration?

8:30 Pacific time (Cali) 11:30 eastern standard time

The swearing in ceremony begins at 11:30 AM EST; the parade begins at 2:30 PM EST. The ceremony itself will end when the speeches and music are over -- unknown exactly when that will be but sometime before the parade begins.

When the incumbent Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., was sworn in after Chief Justice William Rehnquist's death in 2005, Senior Associate Justice John Paul Stevens administered the Constitutional and Judicial Oaths of Office.

While there is no rule governing this tradition, swearing in the incoming Chief Justice is considered an honor, and would most likely fall to the Senior Associate Justice or the out-going Chief Justice, unless that person was unavailable to perform the ceremony.

A historical review of past Chief Justices' swearing-in ceremony shows no discernible pattern, however. To view a list of who administered the oath of office for each of the seventeen Chief Justices, see Related Links, below.

Every 4 years we choose a new president in the United States.

Abraham Lincoln was elected to the office of President for two terms. He was elected to his first term as President on November 6, 1860, and sworn into office on March 4, 1861.

He was re-elected as President for a second term on November 8, 1864, and sworn into office on March 4, 1865. He served about 42 days of his second term, before he was assassinated on April 14, 1865, and died on April 15, 1865.

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The first President to be inaugurated on January 20th was Franklin D. Roosevelt, in 1937. Previously, the Presidential inauguration date had been March 4. This was changed by the passage of the 20th Amendment, ratified on January 23, 1933.

The 32nd President, FDR was both the first inaugurated on January 20 (his second of four terms) and the last inaugurated on March 4 (his first term in 1933).

This is when the shot was heard around the world. The British attacked the colonists at Lexington and Concord. It was the start of the American Revolution. This is when Paul Revere and others made their ride to warn the patriots.

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After Spiro Agnew was indicted Gerald Ford was selected as Vice-President. He became President when Richard Nixon resigned August 9th 1974. In December of 1974 Ford selected Nelson Rockefeller as Vice-President

The Speaker of the House would become acting President.

(Depending on the circumstances, the inauguration could be advanced to allow the President-elect to be sworn in earlier, but this has never occurred historically.)

A report from The New York Times states that the District of Columbia and the federal government spent a combined $115.5-million in 2005, "most of it for security, the swearing-in ceremony, clean-up and for a holiday for federal workers." (In addition to the $42.3-million Mr. Bush's inaugural committee spent)

20th Amendment ratified 1/23/1933 Realizing that the severity of the Great Depression required prompt action, there was widespread agreement that inauguration and installation of newly elected Congressmen and Presidents should be moved forward from the traditional March 4th date. When first enacted, it was a time when people travelled by horseback or horse-drawn conveyance. The age of the automobile, improved train travel, and even the nascent airlines made such a delay unnecessary.

"We observe today not a victory of party but a celebration of freedom, symbolizing an end as well as a beginning, signifying renewal as well as change."

January 20, the same as 2009

Actually, the date of the public inauguration has not yet been set, because the day following Sunday the 20th is a federal holiday (Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday, Observed) so it may be held as late as Tuesday, January 22, 2013. A private ceremony will still most likely be held at 12:00 noon on Sunday as has been done when previous Inauguration Days have fallen on Sunday.

The March 4th date was so travelers could avoid bad weather as most of it was done by foot or horseback. Letters had to be mailed to prospective appointees and replies had to be mailed back. Roads were often impassible. After rapid transportation and communication came into being the March 4th date could be moved to January 20 and the passage of the 20th Amendment to the Constitution in 1933 made the change. Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Second Inauguration was the first to have been held on January 20th. Except for Washington's first inaugural, when he was sworn in on April 30, 1789, all presidents until 1937 were inaugurated in March. Since the four month delay was no longer needed, it seemed best let the new administration get to work as soon as they reasonably could get set up.

There is a complete list of US Representatives by state at the Related Link below.

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