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- From: bob@kc2wz.bubble.org (Bob Billson)
- Newsgroups: nj.politics
- Subject: Re: Inauguration Question - Hypothetical
- Message-ID: <228@kc2wz.bubble.org>
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 93 02:06:53 -0500
- References: <Jan.20.11.38.37.1993.26428@gandalf.rutgers.edu>
- Distribution: nj
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- shagan@gandalf.rutgers.edu (Susan R. Hagan) says:
- >I have a question about the Presidential Inauguration. Does Bush's
- >presidency end on Jan 20 at 2pm or does it end when his successor takes
- >his inaugural oath?
- >
- >For example, if the Bush's office ends at 2pm regardless, and Bill gets
- >a flat tire and is an hour late, who is president for that hour?
- >
- >Just curious.
-
- 2 p.m.? The President's term expired at high noon (EST). Clinton was sworn
- in a minute earlier, so for one minute we had two Presidents. Think of the
- fun they could have had. :-)
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