The tradition of swearing the oath of office on a Bible stretches back to George Washington, but not all presidents have ...

Some presidents did not use a Bible to take the oath of office, including Theodore Roosevelt, who did not use anything when he was sworn into office in 1901, and John Quincy Adams, who chose a legal ...

As millions watched President Donald Trump’s inauguration at the White House on Monday, Jan. 20, many noticed that he did not ...

Presidential inaugurations in the U.S. represent the peaceful transfer of power and have evolved over more than two centuries ...

According to the White House Historical Association, George Washington began the tradition In 1789, when he borrowed a Bible from a Masonic Lodge ... Since Theodore Roosevelt’s first ...

Despite social media attention, the Constitution protects freedom of religion. So putting a hand on a Bible, or even using ...

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The tradition of using a Bible during the swearing-in goes back to the very first inauguration, but not all Presidents have ...

There’s a unique family backstory behind the holy book that the President-elect will use for his second inauguration on ...

President Trump took the oath of office for the second time and was sworn in as the 47th president. He laid out a sweeping ...