Eisenhower, Warren G. Harding, and George H.W. Bush. Washington also set a precedent of kissing the Bible after taking the oath of office. Presidents followed suit, up until 1853, when Franklin Pierce ...

George Washington sought oaths of loyalty to address ... allowing former Confederates into federal service at all, that oath of office is still with us, for public servants low and high.

A select number of presidents have not sworn on the Bible, which was more common in earlier chapters of American history when specific rules and traditions weren’t as entrenched as they are today.

The US constitution does not require a Bible for oath of office, but the tradition began back in 1789 when George Washington borrowed one from a Masonic Lodge in New York City. Trump did not place ...

Neither the Constitution or any of its amendments require any particular ceremonies or events to take place before a president can take office. George Washington took his oath with his hand on a Bible ...

George Washington was sworn in at New York ... and vice president would end at noon on Jan. 20. For his first oath of office, Trump had his hand on two Bibles, one his own and one used by Abraham ...

The only constitutionally mandated event on Inauguration Day is for the president-elect to take the oath of office. But on the first Inauguration Day, in 1789, George Washington did something else.

From historic Bibles to the leading role of the country's chief justice, Inauguration Day has been filled with traditions.

Every U.S. president-elect has uttered these 35 Constitutionally-specified words before they’ve entered the White House, from George Washington to Joe Biden. The Oath of Office ceremony ...

On the afternoon of April 30, 1789, George Washington was sworn in as the first president of the United States. Since Washington took his oath of office, Inauguration Day has continued to be an ...

Trump kicked off his second presidential term by pardoning Jan.6 rioters, and signed executive orders on TikTok and ...

The only other month it has been held was for the first inauguration. George Washington took the Oath of Office in April. The parade procession had been a tradition for decades and decades ...