Presidential Oath Of Office
Roberts prompted that i will execute the office of president to the united states faithfully instead of that i will faithfully execute the office of president of the united states.
Presidential oath of office. Read the original text of the constitution including the presidential oath of office in article ii. Read an expanded list of precedents and historic events at inaugurations at. Review the dates and locations at which each president swore the oath of office at.
Oath of office for president of the united states us constitution article ii section 1 before he enter on the execution of his office he shall take the following oath or affirmation. In part it reads. The oath of office of the president of the united states is the oath or affirmation that the president of the united states takes after assuming the presidency but before exercising or carrying out any presidential powers or duties.
Until 1933 the vice president took the oath of office in the senate. In 2009 a mistake during the oath forced president barack obama to be sworn in twice. The vice president s oath of office.
This clause is one of three oath or affirmation. I do solemnly swear or affirm that i will faithfully execute the office of president of the united states and will to the best of my ability preserve. 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 such oaths are often required by the laws of the state religious body or other organization before the person may actually exercise the powers of the.
The house of representatives will vote on an article of impeachment accusing president donald trump of abusing his oath of office by withholding about 400 million in military aid to ukraine in. While article vi s oaths clause simply requires the persons specified therein to be bound by oath or affirmation to support this constitution the presidential oath of office clause. The vice president s oath is administered immediately before the president s.
The presidential oath of office is required by article 2 section 1 of the constitution which deals with the executive branch and outlines how the president is elected. Until 1933 the vice president took the oath in the u s. Today both the president and vice president are inaugurated in the same ceremony.