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Lyndon Johnson being sworn in as next president, two hours after President John F. Kennedy's assassination. A newly elected or re-elected president of the United States begins his four-year term of office at noon on the twentieth day of January following the election, and, by tradition, takes the oath of office during an inauguration on that date; prior to 1937 the president's term of office ...
A Bible is traditionally used, with the president placing one hand on it while raising the other during the oath of office. The 16th president and Chief Justice Roger Taney shared a mutual animosity.
Donald J. Trump took the oath of office to become the 47th president of the United States on Monday, capping a remarkable political comeback that he said would enable him “to make America ...
Donald Trump has taken the oath of office to become the 47th president of the United States. During a ceremony inside the Rotunda of the US Capitol on Monday, 20 January, the Republican swore to ...
This was the 49th inauguration and marked the commencement of Ronald Reagan's and George H. W. Bush's first term as president and vice president, respectively. Chief Justice Warren E. Burger administered the presidential oath of office to Reagan, who placed his hand upon a family Bible given to him by his mother, open to 2 Chronicles 7:14. [1]
Lyndon B. Johnson taking the American presidential oath of office in 1963, after the assassination of John F. Kennedy. An oath of office is an oath or affirmation a person takes before assuming the duties of an office, usually a position in government or within a religious body, although such oaths are sometimes required of officers of other organizations.
What is the presidential oath of office? Both Vance and Trump will recite an oath of office. The president’s oath is in accordance with the U.S. Constitution and says, according to USA.gov:
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