George W. Bush is gone in
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I thought of you as I was watching. Biden took the oath of office several minutes before Obama. So we had a vice president but no president!
As Jeff’s earlier post indicated, both Obama and Biden took office at 12:00 noon, regardless of whether they had sworn the oaths. Even though Biden swore his oath before noon, Cheney was still technically the vice president.
Now, an academic question. If Bush had died at, say, 11:30 AM. Would they have had to swear in Cheney as President for the last half-hour of the term?
I think your Bush countdown clock says it best!
George W. Bush is gone in
0 days 0 hr 00 min 00 sec
I thought of you as I was watching. Biden took the oath of office several minutes before Obama. So we had a vice president but no president!
As Jeff’s earlier post indicated, both Obama and Biden took office at 12:00 noon, regardless of whether they had sworn the oaths. Even though Biden swore his oath before noon, Cheney was still technically the vice president.
Now, an academic question. If Bush had died at, say, 11:30 AM. Would they have had to swear in Cheney as President for the last half-hour of the term?