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

not the item (or in the case of President Theodore Roosevelt, the lack thereof). While many American politicians choose to take their Oath of Office with a hand placed on a Bible, the U.S ...

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 to.

Donald Trump did not put his hand on the Bible while taking the oath of office, one of very few presidents to snub the tradition. While being sworn in by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, ...

President Theodore Roosevelt also did not use a Bible when he swore his oath of office in 1901, the JCCIC says. In fact, Roosevelt didn’t swear over any book at all.

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.

While reciting the presidential oath of office is mandated by the Constitution, using a Bible isn't. Trump is certainly not the first president to not use a Bible during the swearing-in ceremony.

Theodore Roosevelt — who was sworn in at ... Lyndon B. Johnson took the oath of office aboard Air Force One after John F. Kennedy’s assassination with a Roman Catholic missal or prayer book ...