Taking the Oath with your hand on a book 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 ...

must take the oath of office and recite the specific words. The rest is up to those participating in the ceremony. Who didn’t use a Bible? John Quincy Adams took his oath in 1825 on a law book.

Donald Trump did not put his hand on the Bible while taking the oath of office, one of very few presidents to snub the ...

On Monday, Donald Trump will take the oath of office to assume the presidency ... John Quincy Adams took his oath in 1825 on a law book. Theodore Roosevelt — who was sworn in at the Buffalo, New York, ...

Donald Trump takes the oath as the 47th US president in a grand ceremony at Capitol Hill. Attended by global leaders, Trump ...

Since Theodore Roosevelt’s first inauguration took place right after President William McKinley was assassinated in 1901, he didn’t take his oath with a book at all, according to the National ...

Donald Trump is set to become the 47th president of the United States as he takes the oath of office on Monday. Due to icy temperatures, the inaugurat ...

Take Kash Patel, for example ... telling his story on Maga-inflected podcasts. He had written a children’s book called The Plot Against the King. (No prizes for guessing who the king is.

Attorneys general from states across the country sued the Trump administration to block an order that refuses to recognize the U.S.-born children of ... then wrote a book detailing his time ...