take the oath
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It’s the first time a central bank official will take the oath of office at the White House in nearly 40 years.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
Warsh is set to be sworn in as the nation’s top central banker at the White House on Friday, the first Fed chair to take the oath there since Alan Greenspan in 1987.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
At 34, he is the city’s youngest mayor in over a century and, as its first Muslim mayor, the first to take the oath of office on a Quran.
From Slate • Jan. 3, 2026
The ceremony was moved into the Capitol rotunda because of subfreezing temperatures forecast for Washington, making Trump one of the few presidents to take the oath of office indoors.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2025
Johnson agreed to take the oath of office at 11:00 A.M. in his hotel room at the Kirkwood House.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
