Donald Trump raised his right hand while placing his left hand on the Bible Monday afternoon. He then took the oath of office ...

President Donald Trump, when taking his most recent oath of office, did not appear to place his left hand on either of the ...

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

There are so many traditions on Inauguration Day, but only one is required by law, and that is saying the Oath of Office. Taking the Oath with your hand on a book According to the U.S. Department of ...

when John Quincy Adams took his oath “while reading a volume of law,” according to the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (JCCIC). President Theodore Roosevelt also did not use a ...

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

WASHINGTON — The chief justice of the Supreme Court traditionally administers the oath of office to the incoming ... to early vice presidents like John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr ...

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.

Trump became president moments after noon, taking the oath read by Chief Justice John Roberts. Trump was joined by his wife Melania Trump who was holding both a family bible and the one used by ...

John Quincy Adams took his oath in 1825 on a law book ... Lyndon B. Johnson took the oath of office aboard Air Force One after John F. Kennedy’s assassination with a Roman Catholic missal ...

WASHINGTON — The chief justice of the Supreme Court traditionally administers the oath of office to the incoming president ... administered the oath to early vice presidents like John Adams, Thomas ...

President Donald Trump took his oath of office on his inauguration ... The first was in 1825, when John Quincy Adams took his oath “while reading a volume of law,” according to the Joint ...