Inauguration Day
January 20, 2025
Inauguration Day is the day in the U.S. when the president-elect and vice-president-elect are sworn in and take office.
Inauguration Day occurs every four years on January 20th (or January 21st if January 20th falls on a Sunday). The inauguration ceremony takes place at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, DC.
The vice-president-elect is sworn in first and repeats the same oath of office, in use since 1884, as senators, representatives, and other federal employees:
“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So help me God.”
Around noon, the president-elect recites the following oath in accordance with Article II, Section I of the U.S. Constitution:
“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.”
