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A Formal BeginningBy Jody Williams
A large crowd was present in spite of the cold,rainy weather to watchGeorge W. Bush's first inauguration on January20, 2001.
Inauguration Day is aspecial day for all citizensof the United States. It isthe day that a new
president officiallybecomes the President of the United States. Inauguration means a formal beginning.
The first Inauguration Day was on April 30, 1789. It was held ata later date than it is today. Time was needed to count every voteafter the election. The official date became March 4. In 1937, thedate was changed again. Inauguration Day has been on January 20since then. This change is recorded as the Twentieth Amendment tothe Constitution.
George Washington was sworn in as the first U.S. president in1789. His inauguration was held in New York City. The next twoinaugurations were in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Then in 1801, thecelebration was moved to Washington, D.C., our nation's new capital.Thomas Jefferson was the first president to be sworn in there.
In the morning of Inauguration Day, crowds gather at the UnitedStates Capitol. The newly elected president and vice presidentprepare to take an oath of office. An oath is a promise. The Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court is in charge. The vicepresident-elect takes the oath first. Then at noon, the Chief Justiceasks the president-to-be to repeat the oath: "I do solemnly swear 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 theConstitution of the United States."
After the oath is said, bands play "Hail to the Chief". That isfollowed by a twenty-one gun salute. The president then gives his orher inaugural speech. This marks the formal beginning for a newpresident.
A Formal Beginning
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1. What is Inauguration Day?
A. The day that the president officially becomes thePresident of the United States.
B. The day that the vice-president officially becomes theVice President of the United States.
C. both A and BD. neither A nor B
2. Why was the first Inauguration Day held on April 30, 1789,instead of January 20?
A. because the weather is warmerB. because it took that long for every vote to be countedC. because George Washington wanted it that wayD. none of the above
3. Why were Inauguration Day celebrations moved from NewYork to Pennsylvania to Washington, D.C.?
4. What is a synonym for oath?
A. promiseB. break C. pledgeD. both A and C
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5. Why do you think that the oath of office is given at noon eachInauguration Day?
6. Read the oath that the president takes on Inauguration Day.What does that mean to you?
Compare the first Inauguration Day in 1789 to an Inauguration Dayof today.
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Presidents have been saying the oath of office for over two hundredyears. Do you think that it needs to be reworded? Explain youranswer. Write a new oath if necessary.