De Blasio to be sworn in by Bill Clinton
In this combination of two file photos, New York City Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio, left, and former U.S. President Bill Clinton are shown. On Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013, the de Blasio Transition team announced that Bill Clinton will swear him in as New York City’s 109th mayor, when de Blasio receives the Oath of Office at New York City Hall on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014. AP
NEW YORK — Bill de Blasio will be sworn in as mayor of New York City by former President Bill Clinton.
The Democrat will be inaugurated as the 109th mayor of the largest U.S. city during a ceremony Wednesday on the City Hall steps.
His transition team announced Saturday that de Blasio will be sworn in by the former president. De Blasio worked in Clinton’s administration in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Clinton will use a Bible once owned by another former president, Franklin D. Roosevelt.
The de Blasio transition team says former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton also will attend the ceremony on New Year’s Day.
De Blasio managed her successful 2000 Senate campaign.
De Blasio is succeeding Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who is leaving office after three terms.
