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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.
Officers of the United States Air Force take the following oath: [4]. I, (state your name), having been appointed a (rank) in the United States Air Force, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, Foreign and domestic, that I bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any ...
By convention, incoming presidents raise their right hand and place the left on a Bible while taking the oath of office. In 1789, George Washington took the oath of office with an altar Bible borrowed from the St. John's Lodge No. 1, Ancient York Masons lodge in New York, and he kissed the Bible afterward.
New citizens take an oath to that effect at the end of their naturalization process: [17] The oath in Italian is: Giuro di essere fedele alla Repubblica e di osservare la Costituzione e le leggi dello Stato. The English translation of the oath is: I swear to be loyal to the Republic and to observe the Constitution and the laws of the State.
Some 52 new citizens take their oath of allegiance during a naturalization ceremony at the Paul Findley Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Springfield Monday, Dec. 11, 2023.
Oath: A commitment made to the witness's deity, or on their holy book. Affirmation : A secular variant of the oath where the witness does not have to mention a deity or holy book. Promise : A commitment made by a witness under the age of 17, or of all witnesses if none of the accused are over the age of 17.
January 20 fell on a Sunday in 2013, forcing inauguration festivities to be scheduled for the following day, but the Constitution required the president to take the oath at noon on January 20.
Oath of allegiance, an oath whereby a subject or citizen acknowledges a duty of allegiance and swears loyalty to monarch or country. Oath of citizenship, an oath taken by immigrants that officially naturalizes immigrants into citizens. Oath of office, an oath or affirmation a person takes before undertaking the duties of an office.