But only the president takes an oath written into the Constitution. A first draft had the incoming president swear simply to “faithfully execute the office of President of the United States of ...

At 2 p.m., Washington recited the constitutionally mandated oath on the balcony of Federal Hall in New York City, the fledgling nation’s temporary capitol. R. Gordon Hoxie in Presidential ...

Do the president and vice president-elect take an oath? According to USA.gov, the vice president-elect is sworn in first and repeats the same oath of office, which has been in use since 1884 ...