Clarification/Follow-up by jocase on 01/14/05 11:30 am:
I wondered aloud if the oath was even necessary for a re-elected president. A response from someone that wondered aloud about the same idea said "maybe the oath expires" and has to be redone. So, change the oath to add that "I will uphold the ....as long as I hold the office of President of the US."

Clarification/Follow-up by tomder55 on 01/14/05 12:39 pm:
the whole body of the House of Representatives gets sworn in every 2 years even though most of the House members are incumbents.

party poopers ;there is nothing wrong with a little pomp .

Clarification/Follow-up by tomder55 on 01/14/05 1:06 pm:
of course a man of the people like Andy Jackson would never have such a ceremony .An 1897 Century Magazine article entitled, "Inauguration Scenes and Incidents"described his like this :

"Andrew Jackson's ceremony went smoothly but his post-inaugural celebration is legendary for the unruly mobs that swarmed the White House. In a letter to Martin Van Buren that uses some very disparaging (and objectionable) language, James Hamilton described the festivities as "a regular Saturnalia. The Mob broke in, in thousands...in one uninterrupted stream of mud & filth..."

The crowd became so rowdy that Jackson was forced to slip out of the White House secretly.

Clarification/Follow-up by Choux on 01/14/05 3:45 pm:
Tom, I had forgotten about the wild inaugral party for Andrew Jackson! What a riot, literally. :):):)