The oath of office of the president of the United States is the oath or affirmation that the president of the United States takes upon assuming office. The wording of the oath is specified in Article
Federal judge Sarah T. Hughes administering the presidential oath of office to Lyndon B. Johnson following the assassination of John F. Kennedy, November 22, 1963
Franklin D. Roosevelt being administered the oath of office by Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes on March 4, 1933, the first of Roosevelt's four presidential inaugurations
Painting of George Washington with his hand placed on a Bible while taking the presidential oath of office, April 30, 1789
George H. W. Bush being administered the oath of office by Chief Justice William Rehnquist on January 20, 1989
Between seventy-three and seventy-nine days after the presidential election, the president-elect of the United States is inaugurated as president by taking the presidential oath of office. The inaugur
Oath of office of the president of the United States
…or her 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 began on March 4. If January 20 falls on a Sunday, the president will be sworn in that day…
Second inauguration of Donald Trump, January 20, 2025, in the United States Capitol rotunda
Second inauguration of Theodore Roosevelt, 1905
President Reagan being sworn in for his second term "privately" on television, January 20, 1985
President Obama being sworn in for his second term "privately" on television, January 20, 2013