Some presidents did not use a Bible to take the oath of office, including Theodore Roosevelt, who did not use anything when ...

President Donald Trump, when taking his most recent oath of office, did not appear to place his left hand on either of the ...

According to the U.S. Department of State, in 1789 George Washington began the tradition of taking the oath with a hand on the Bible. Presidents can choose another book, for example, John Quincy Adams ...

when John Quincy Adams took his oath “while reading a volume of law,” according to the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (JCCIC). President Theodore Roosevelt also did not use a ...

Donald Trump raised his right hand while placing his left hand on the Bible Monday afternoon. He then took the oath of office ...

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump takes the oath of office as First Lady-elect Melania Trump, looks on during the 58th presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Jan. 20, 2017.

Although it's done so often it seems like rule, is there a requirement to use a Bible during a swearing-in ceremony?

Donald Trump’s 2025 inauguration raised eyebrows when he took the oath of office without placing his hand on a Bible, a long-standing tradition for U.S. presidents.

WASHINGTON — The chief justice of the Supreme Court traditionally administers the oath of office to the incoming president ... administered the oath to early vice presidents like John Adams, Thomas ...

President Donald Trump did not place his hand on the Bible as he took the oath of office during his inauguration on Monday. First lady Melania Trump stood next to the president holding two Bibles, but ...

John Quincy Adams took his oath in 1825 on a law book ... Lyndon B. Johnson took the oath of office aboard Air Force One after John F. Kennedy’s assassination with a Roman Catholic missal ...

WASHINGTON — The chief justice of the Supreme Court traditionally administers the oath of office to the incoming ... to early vice presidents like John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr ...