How a US Presidential <br />Inauguration Works.<br />The inauguration of Joe Biden as the <br />46th president of the United States has been <br />significantly scaled back due to the coronavirus pandemic.<br />But presidential activities and ceremonies <br />that we may be used to in the modern era <br />are not laid out in the U.S. Constitution.<br />To be sworn in as president, <br />the Constitution states that Joe Biden <br />must be administered the Oath of Office.<br />I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, .., Presidential Oath of Office.<br />... and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States, Presidential Oath of Office.<br />The chief justice of the Supreme Court usually <br />administers the oath, but this is not required. <br />That person needs only to be a judge.<br />The custom is that the incoming president <br />places their hand on a Bible, <br />but this is also merely custom. .<br />An inaugural address has been given <br />by every elected president,<br />but this too is not required.<br />Some of the most memorable inaugural addresses <br />were delivered by Presidents Lincoln, <br />Franklin Roosevelt and Kennedy.<br />Security at Biden's inauguration is extraordinary <br />due to the storming of the U.S. Capitol, <br />with Washington, D.C., on lockdown.<br />The only other time this has been the case was <br />during Andrew Johnson's inauguration, <br />who took office as Lincoln's assassin was still at large.<br />Analysts of this inauguration <br />will pay close attention to <br />how the newly sworn-in President <br />Biden refers to former President Trump
