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Inauguration of Joe Biden

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Joe Biden taking the presidential oath office as 46th president of the United States

The inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th president of the United States took place on Wednesday, January 20, 2021. The inauguration marked Joe Biden's only term as president and Kamala Harris' only term as vice president.

Kamala Harris taking the vice presidential oath of office as 49th vice president of the United States

A public ceremony happened on the West Front of the United States Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. The event was the 59th presidential inauguration. Biden took the oath of office as president on that day and Harris took the oath of office as vice president.

Chief Justice John Roberts gave Biden's oath of office and Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor gave Harris' oath of office. All events did not have a lot of people because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.[1] People had to wear masks and temperature checks along with social distancing during the ceremony.[2]

References

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  1. ↑ Swanson, Ian (August 25, 2020). "Inaugural Ceremonies chairman predicts 'socially distanced' inauguration in January". The Hill.
  2. ↑ "Work already underway for presidential inauguration". AP. October 24, 2020.



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