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Film, Video The Presidential Oath of Office

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Title

  • The Presidential Oath of Office

Summary

  • Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden uses George Washington's autographed 1789 book that includes the Constitution to show the original wording of the incoming president's oath of office, and how Joe Biden will utter the same phrase 232 years later.

Event Date

  • January 20, 2021

Running Time

  • 2 minutes 25 seconds

Online Format

  • video
  • image
  • online text

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The Presidential Oath of Office. 2021. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/webcast-9647/.

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(2021) The Presidential Oath of Office. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/webcast-9647/.

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The Presidential Oath of Office. 2021. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/webcast-9647/>.