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

According to The White House Historical Association, President George Washington was the first to take an oath on April 30, 1789, with his hand on the Bible. Since then, the Bible has been used at ...

The tradition of swearing the oath of office on a Bible stretches back to George Washington, but not all presidents have observed it. By Elizabeth Dias National religion correspondent As Donald J.

Despite social media attention, the Constitution protects freedom of religion. So putting a hand on a Bible, or even using one at all, isn't required.

So where did the tradition of including the Bible in presidential ceremonies come from? According to the White House Historical Association, George Washington began the tradition In 1789, when he ...

A select number of presidents have not sworn on the Bible, which was more common in earlier chapters of American history when specific rules and traditions weren’t as entrenched as they are today.

Why do presidents place a hand on the Bible? The answer is simple: tradition. That’s what the first President of the United States, George Washington, did in 1789, according to the White House ...

Ahead of Inauguration Day, the minds behind the God Bless the USA Bible released a new product that plays off the Bible’s prominent role in the ceremony. Their Inauguration Day Edition Bible has ...

Coolidge holds a family bible upon which he will take his oath. Mrs. Coolidge carries a bouquet of roses. It all started with George Washington. George Washington was inaugurated as the first ...

So where did the tradition of including the Bible in presidential ceremonies come from? According to the White House Historical Association, George Washington began the tradition In 1789 ...

Many of Washington's successors have used his Bible: Warren G. Harding, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Jimmy Carter, and George H. W. Bush all chose it for their inaugurations (although some of them also used ...