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

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The tradition of swearing the oath of office on a Bible stretches back to George Washington, but not all presidents have observed it. By Elizabeth Dias National religion correspondent As Donald J.

Images from the inauguration show President Trump did not put his hand on a Bible as he was sworn in by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts. It is not required in the Constitution.

(Morry Gash – Pool/Getty Images) The U.S. Constitution does not stipulate that a president-to-be place his or her hand on a Bible when taking the Oath, because each president who recites this ...

Donald Trump was supposed to have his hand on two Bibles -- Lincoln Bible and a personal Bible that his mother gifted to him. But during the oath ceremony, Donald Trump kept his right hand ...

Why was Trump permitted to take the Oath without placing his hand on the Bible?” — Sue Wilson, Wallington, N.J. Hi Sue, Presidents don’t have to swear with their hand on a Bible when they ...

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. Theodore Roosevelt — who was sworn in at the Buffalo ...

The president-elect eschewed the star-spangled “Trump Bible” in favor of volumes with personal and national history.