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  2. Oath of office of the president of the United States - Wikipedia

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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 their 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 ...

  3. Oath of office - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. Oath - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. United States Uniformed Services Oath of Office - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  6. Oath of office of the vice president of the United States

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    The oath of office of the vice president of the United States is the oath or affirmation that the vice president of the United States takes upon assuming the vice-presidency but before beginning the execution of the office. It is the same oath that members of the United States Congress and members of the president's cabinet take upon entering ...

  7. Sworn testimony - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. Affirmation (law) - Wikipedia

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    The original 1787 text of the Constitution of the United States makes three references to an "oath or affirmation": In Article I, senators must take a special oath or affirmation to convene as a tribunal for impeachment; in Article II, the president is required to take a specified oath or affirmation before entering office; and in Article VI, all state and federal officials must take an oath ...

  9. Oath of citizenship - Wikipedia

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    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.