Welcome to Flag Steward's
Be a Stud Citizen - Reminders from Our Flag
for Wednesday, January 20, 2021
[ 1905 illustration of the second inauguration for President Theodore Roosevelt = public domain image ]
Be a Stud Citizen - Reminders from Our Flag
for Wednesday, January 20, 2021
[ 1905 illustration of the second inauguration for President Theodore Roosevelt = public domain image ]
[ 3 Ways for Students to Experience today's 'Be a Stud Citizen - Reminders from Our Flag': ]
[ 1) Scroll down this page and read it to yourself or perform it aloud for your school / classroom. If reading the page to a classroom, skip any text in [ brackets ].
2) Play & listen to the 'BASC' podcast as you or your classroom follow along while scrolling down this page on a device or classroom projection
or, 3) Play & watch, by yourself or with your classrooom on a projector, the screen captured short video performance of this page ]
[ 1) Scroll down this page and read it to yourself or perform it aloud for your school / classroom. If reading the page to a classroom, skip any text in [ brackets ].
2) Play & listen to the 'BASC' podcast as you or your classroom follow along while scrolling down this page on a device or classroom projection
or, 3) Play & watch, by yourself or with your classrooom on a projector, the screen captured short video performance of this page ]
[ Note: Flag Steward's 'Be a Stud Citizen' podcasts are available on nearly all podcast platforms for you to listen and enjoy however you prefer. ]
[ Note: If you can't access or play videos from YouTube in your school, then GO / CLICK HERE to watch today's stories from Our Flag on Loom. ]
Where is Our Flag, the U.S. Flag, at half-staff today?
[ CLICK HERE to see Half-Staff alert details, including pics, of Honorees ]
Today's Historical Moment from Our Flag
... tells us about Inauguration Day ...
... tells us about Inauguration Day ...
[ January 20, 1961 image of President John F. Kennedy being sworn in as the 35th President of the United States as Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, and outgoing President Eisenhower and VP Nixon look on. = public domain image ]
Today is the Inauguration of the President of the United State of America, also known simply as, Inauguration Day. The ceremony kicks off the new four-year term for the President and it occurs even when the President is starting a second term in office. Back in 1937, this day starting the next presidential term, was moved from March to January 20 with the ceremony set for noon EST (Eastern Standard Time). The only part of the ceremony required by the U.S. Constitution is that the President must state the Presidential Oath of Office.
Over the years, the Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court typically gives the oath of office to the President. So, for today's Inauguration you'll see Chief Justice John Roberts asking President Joe Biden to place his hand upon the Bible, and repeat the Presidential Oath of Officer after him. This will all happen and be broadcasted on TV from the west side of the US Capitol facing the National Mall and looking towards the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial (pictured below).
Over the years, the Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court typically gives the oath of office to the President. So, for today's Inauguration you'll see Chief Justice John Roberts asking President Joe Biden to place his hand upon the Bible, and repeat the Presidential Oath of Officer after him. This will all happen and be broadcasted on TV from the west side of the US Capitol facing the National Mall and looking towards the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial (pictured below).
Today's Inspirational Quote from Our Flag
... is the Oath of Office stated by the President ...
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."
[public domain image of President LBJ being sworn-in after JFK was assassinated]
Interestingly, the President's oath is quite a bit shorter than the Oath of Office, that I, as a former US Marine Officer, like other federal leaders, state.
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So help me God."
Today's Fun from Our Flag
... is a Presidential joke ;) ...
While visiting President Clinton before his inauguration, President George W. Bush used the bathroom in the Oval Office. He was suprised and excited to see a golden urinal to use.
While visiting President Clinton before his inauguration, President George W. Bush used the bathroom in the Oval Office. He was suprised and excited to see a golden urinal to use.
A few days later, at Bush's inauguration, Mrs. Bush told Mrs. Clinton that George was impressed by the Oval Office's golden urinal. Mrs. Clinton replied back, "Bill doesn't have a golden urinal, but that explains who peed in his saxophone." ;) ;) ;)
[ After Russia's President Yeltsin gifted President Clinton a saxophone, Clinton tapped out some tunes for him = 1994 public domain pic ]
And, now it's time to ...
Recite the Pledge of Allegiance
Recite the Pledge of Allegiance
Students across America, at school or at home, please unite and recite the Pledge.
Thanks for participating in today's U.S. Flag tribute.
This is Sean Sweeney, a fellow Flag Steward, signing-off:
Go out and 'be a stud citizen' today
Keep America Beautiful, and remember,
In God We Trust
This is Sean Sweeney, a fellow Flag Steward, signing-off:
Go out and 'be a stud citizen' today
Keep America Beautiful, and remember,
In God We Trust
In God We Trust
(Official motto of the United States of America)
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(Many prefer this text alert service because within the Flag Steward app we CANNOT effectively deliver state-targeted notifications)
This is a FREE service powered by Flag Steward's nonprofit
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