Donald Trump raised his right hand while placing his left hand on the Bible Monday afternoon. He then took the oath of office and was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States.

Donald Trump became the 47th American president on Monday, but the oath of office itself has been administered 73 times before to the 46 preceding chief executives. According to the Architect of the ...

During Lyndon B. Johnson’s inauguration on Air Force One — only hours ... Like Coolidge, Trump did indeed have two Bibles nearby when taking his most recent oath of office — one given to him by his ...

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

In the wake of President John F. Kennedy's assassination in 1963, President Lyndon B. Johnson took the oath of office aboard Air Force One by placing his left hand on a Catholic missal ...

Trump became president moments after Monday at noon Eastern time, taking the oath read by Chief Justice John Roberts ... John Quincy Adams used a law text for his 1825 inauguration. Lyndon B. Johnson ...

Trump became president moments after Monday at noon Eastern time, taking the oath read by Chief Justice ... law text for his 1825 inauguration. Lyndon B. Johnson used a Catholic missal as he ...