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.

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

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

there is also no stipulation that the oath of office end with “so help me God,” though it has become customary.) Throughout history, there have also been several presidents who were not sworn in using ...

There are so many traditions on Inauguration Day, but only one is required by law, and that is saying the Oath of Office. Taking the Oath with your hand on a book According to the U.S. Department of ...

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 ...

Trump became president moments after Monday at noon Eastern time, taking the oath read by Chief Justice John Roberts ... following the assassination of William McKinley in 1901. John Quincy Adams used ...

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 ...

John Adams wrote to Gen ... grappled with allowing former Confederates into federal service at all, that oath of office is still with us, for public servants low and high. I took it when I ...

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 ...