![]() ![]() The framers of our Constitution grappled with the idea of an executive officer. Each time, the same simple formula is used. Since 1789, the oath of office has been administered in fifty-eight planned inaugural ceremonies and nine unexpected events. The entirety of the power of the executive is transferred in less than fifty words. One private citizen, one federal magistrate, and one sentence. The simplicity of the act is, perhaps, its most symbolic element. We know better than most that behind the pomp and pageantry there are only a handful of Constitutional requirements to elevate a person to the highest office in the country. ![]() ![]() In a sense, we exist to pay tribute to the solemn act of the peaceful transition of the power and office of the presidency from one person to the next. Hudson, Jr., Executive Director/Site Superintendent Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic SiteĪt the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site, we are in the unique position of being surrounded by an important piece of American history and tradition that the rest of the country only experiences once every four years. ![]()
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