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Article II, Section I, Clause 8 of the Constitution requires the President to be sworn in. It does not say that his Presidency is contingent on the oath. Hence, Atchison became President despite not having taken the oath.

“In 1880, Atchison wrote in a letter, “I never for a moment acted as President of the U.S.””
Acting as President certainly is not required to be the President. With your argument, you can say that Biden is also not the President.