there is also no stipulation that the oath of office end with “so help me God,” though it has become customary.) Throughout ...

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

When President Donald Trump took the oath of office, he didn't have his hand on the Bible. Does this matter and why do ...

There are so many traditions on Inauguration Day, but only one is required by law, and that is saying the Oath of Office.

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

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.

Some presidents did not use a Bible to take the oath of office, including Theodore Roosevelt, who did not use anything when he was sworn into office in 1901, and John Quincy Adams, who chose a legal ...

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

The inauguration of the president hasn't always happened in Washington — or in January. Here's how inaugurations have changed ...

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 ...

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 ...