Legally speaking, it doesn't matter whether the U.S. president placed his hand on a bible. And he wouldn't be the first not ...

President Trump didn't place his hand on a Bible when he took his oath of office on Jan. 20, 2025. He’s not the first ...

Donald Trump became the 47th American president on Monday, but the oath of office itself has been administered 73 times ...

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

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

During his inauguration on Monday, President Donald Trump appeared to forget to put his hand on the Bibles he brought for the swearing-in ceremony, instead leaving his left arm by his side.

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 ...

Theodore Roosevelt — who was sworn in at the Buffalo, New York, home of his friend Ansley Wilcox in 1901 after President ...