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Presidential Inaugurations: 11 Fun Facts About Administering The Oath of Office

Jan 16, 202527 min
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Getting ready for January 20th – and the presidential inauguration? Then you might also be getting ready for fun facts about the swearing-in ceremony. Like in 2009 – when swearing-in President Barack Obama – Chief Justice John Roberts got the oath wrong. What did he get wrong? And -- what are some other inauguration fun facts? Like: • Which Chief Justice has administered the most oaths of office? • Which Chief Justice has administered the second most oaths of office? • Who was the first woman Supreme Court justice to conduct a swearing-in – and for whom? • How many times has a Black justice conducted a swearing-in – and for whom? • How many House Speakers have done it? • And which football star administered the oath of office? The answers – and a whole lot more – in this week's episode of C-SPAN's podcast "The Weekly." It's 11 Fun Facts About Administering The Oath of Office in Presidential Inaugurations  Find C-SPAN's "The Weekly" wherever you get podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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