United States presidential inauguration

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political ceremony state ceremony

The United States presidential inauguration is the formal ceremony in which the incoming president of the United States is sworn into office and begins their term.

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Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form Occurrences
United States presidential inaugurations 4
United States presidential inauguration series 2
Franklin D. Roosevelt inauguration festivities 1

Statements (58)

Predicate Object
instanceOf political ceremony ⓘ
state ceremony ⓘ
alsoAppliesToOffice Vice President of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
appliesToOffice President of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
audienceType international audience ⓘ
national audience ⓘ
broadcastOn internet ⓘ
radio ⓘ
television ⓘ
ceremonyType public ceremony ⓘ
component inaugural address ⓘ
inaugural balls ⓘ
inaugural parade ⓘ
musical performances ⓘ
poetry readings ⓘ
prayers and invocations ⓘ
presidential oath of office ⓘ
vice presidential oath of office ⓘ
constitutionalAmendment Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ
constitutionalArticle Article II of the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
dateChangeReason ratification of the Twentieth Amendment ⓘ
earlierPlatformLocation East Portico of the United States Capitol NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstInaugurationCity New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstInaugurationDate 1789-04-30 ⓘ
firstInaugurationLocation Federal Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstPresidentInaugurated George Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ
frequency every four years ⓘ
hasExceptionCases extraordinary circumstances such as death or resignation of a president ⓘ
legalBasis United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ
mayInclude private oath ceremony in case of Sunday or emergency ⓘ
oathName Oath of office of the President of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
oathTextSource Article II, Section 1, Clause 8 of the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ
organizer Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies NERFINISHED ⓘ
otherPossibleOfficiant federal judge ⓘ
notary public ⓘ
state judge ⓘ
previousStandardDate March 4 ⓘ
purpose marking the beginning of a presidential term ⓘ
swearing in the president of the United States ⓘ
relatedEvent United States presidential election NERFINISHED ⓘ
lame duck period ⓘ
presidential transition ⓘ
securityCoordinator United States Secret Service NERFINISHED ⓘ
securityDesignation National Special Security Event NERFINISHED ⓘ
standardDateSince1937 January 20 ⓘ
symbolizes peaceful transfer of power ⓘ
termLengthAssociated four-year presidential term ⓘ
timeOfOath noon Eastern Time ⓘ
tradition 21-gun salute ⓘ
outgoing and incoming presidents traveling together to the Capitol ⓘ
playing of "Hail to the Chief" ⓘ
playing of "The Star-Spangled Banner" ⓘ
use of a Bible or other book during the oath ⓘ
typicalOfficiant Chief Justice of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
usualCity Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ
usualLocation United States Capitol NERFINISHED ⓘ
usualPlatformLocation West Front of the United States Capitol NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

National Prayer Service → associatedWithEvent → United States presidential inauguration ⓘ
Pennsylvania Avenue NW → associatedWithEvent → United States presidential inauguration ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States presidential inaugurations
first inauguration of George Washington (through Robert R. Livingston) → commemoratedBy → United States presidential inauguration ⓘ
subject surface form: first inauguration of George Washington
this entity surface form: Inauguration Day observances in the United States
Armed Forces Inaugural Committee → eventTypeSupported → United States presidential inauguration ⓘ
National Special Security Event → examplesInclude → United States presidential inauguration ⓘ
this entity surface form: Presidential Inauguration
The Gift Outright → occasion → United States presidential inauguration ⓘ
First inauguration of James Monroe → occursOn → United States presidential inauguration ⓘ
this entity surface form: Inauguration Day
1969 presidential inauguration of Richard Nixon → partOf → United States presidential inauguration ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States presidential inauguration series
2005 U.S. presidential inauguration of George W. Bush → partOf → United States presidential inauguration ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States presidential inauguration series
2021 United States presidential inauguration → partOf → United States presidential inauguration ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States presidential inaugurations
First inauguration of James Monroe → partOf → United States presidential inauguration ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States presidential inaugurations
First inauguration of James Monroe → partOfSeries → United States presidential inauguration ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States presidential inaugurations
Golden Gate Quartet → performedAt → United States presidential inauguration ⓘ
this entity surface form: Franklin D. Roosevelt inauguration festivities
Armed Forces Inaugural Committee → relatedTo → United States presidential inauguration ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States presidential inauguration ceremonies
Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies → relatedTo → United States presidential inauguration ⓘ