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The swearing-in of the President of the United States occurs upon the commencement of a new term of a President Of The United States . The United States Constitution mandates that the President execute the following Oath Of Office before an individual can "enter on the Execution" of the office of the presidency: 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, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. The swearing-in traditionally takes place at noon on Inauguration Day at the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. , with the Chief Justice Of The United States administering the oath. From the presidency of Martin Van Buren through Jimmy Carter , the ceremony took place on the Capitol's East Portico . Since the 1981 inauguration of Ronald Reagan , the ceremony has been held at the Capitol's West Front. The inauguaration of William Howard Taft in 1909 and Reagan in 1985 were moved indoors at the Capitol due to cold weather. Until 1933, Inauguration Day was March 4 . After 1933, Inauguration Day has occurred on January 20 (the 1933 Ratification of the Twentieth Amendment changed the start date of the term). Since Chief Justice Oliver Ellsworth swore in President John Adams , no Chief Justice has missed the Inauguration Day swearing-in. When Inauguration Day has fallen on a Sunday, the Chief Justice has administered the oath to the President on the preceding Saturday privately and the following Monday publicly. Eight presidential deaths and Richard Nixon's Resignation have forced the oath of office to be administered by other officials on other days. The War Of 1812 and World War II forced two swearing-ins to be held at other locations in Washington, D.C. From 1789–2005, the swearing-in has been administered by 14 Chief Justices, 1 Associate Justice , 3 Federal Judges , 2 New York state judges, and 1 Notary Public .
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