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.

there is also no stipulation that the oath of office end with “so help me God,” though it has become customary.) Throughout history, there have also been several presidents who were not sworn in using ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...