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Exhibit 1273

Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States (text as published by the National Archives)

Exhibit 1273 ยท Constitutional amendment

Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States (text as published by the National Archives)

shall end at noon on the 20th day of January

Section 1 fixes the end of the terms of the President and Vice President at noon on 20 January. This is the calendar source for the dates on which each presidential term in the tables begins and ends.

Source
United States Congress; text published by the National Archives
Date
Ratified 23 January 1933
Quoted from
Amendment XX, section 1 (National Archives page, 'Amendments 11-27')
Grade
Primary record
Document
https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/amendments-11-27
Accessed
2026-11-10
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