Barack Obama will swear

Barack Obama brought a presidential oath. According to the American media, the ceremony in the White House was private. Obama swore in the fidelity of the United States on the Bible, belonging to his wife Michelle. Before that, he laid flowers to the grave of an unknown soldier in the Arlington cemetery. The ceremony was attended by Vice President Joseph Biden, the first Lady Michelle, daughter Malia and Sasha, as well as several journalists. The oath ceremony was held by the chairman of the US Supreme Court, John Roberts.

"I, the hut Khussain Obama, solemnly swear that I will honestly act as the President of the United States and, as far as I will, will protect, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. May God help me!" - said the president. After that, he turned to his wife and daughters, saying: "I did it."

Obama will bring public oath a little later, at the official ceremony near the Congress building. The term of the presidential powers expired on Sunday, but on this day the public ceremonies of the inauguration are not held: courts and government agencies do not work on the weekend.

Biden swore allegiance to Obama a little earlier. According to the New York Times , the vice president also swore on the 19th century family Bible. For Bayden, this is already a tradition: in the family Bible, he swore allegiance to since 1973, since the time he entered the Senate.

As the Voice of America notes , Obama will become the second president after Franklin Roosevelt, who will take the oath in total four times. Roosevelt was elected four times by the president, and Obama swore allegiance to twice in 2009, when the chairman of the Supreme Court Roberts made a mistake in the text of the oath, which was due to which it had to be repeated.

On the eve of the Capitol Hill, a general rehearsal of the ceremony took place.