The president's term of office begins at noon on January 20 of the year following the election. This is known as Inauguration Day.
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The President Elect will become the President of the United States when he is inaugurated on January 20th.
January 20th of the year following the November election. The times have varied over the course of history.
All of the presidents take oath in office in January 20All of the presidents take oath in office in January 20
Ever since the 1930s, Inauguration Day has been January 20. Until 1933, Inauguration Day was March 4.
The date and time of January 20 at noon was set by the Twentieth Amendment in 1933.
In this event the newly elected vice-president would take office on Jan. 20 . He would then nominate a new vice-president who would have to be approved by Congress in order to take office.
To take the first oath of office in New York City.
The new presidents take office of January 20 the year after they are elected. January 20th is called Inauguration Day, and it has been set on this date since 1937. The presidency actually starts at noon, EST, when the new president is sworn into office. The swearing in takes place at the capital in Washington DC. It is followed by a parade in front of the White House. The presidential oath is: "I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States." The outgoing president will greet and dine with the incoming president to represent a peaceful transfer of power. The new president will give a speech called an inaugural address. The inaugural address usually covers what their hopes are for the country over the next four years.
As of September 2014, there are no living former presidents that live in Rhode Island. A couple of the former presidents live in Texas and New York.
There are two former U.S. Presidents who come from the Garden State. They are Stephen Grover Cleveland and Woodrow Wilson.