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 book for his 1825 swearing-in, to signify his responsibility to uphold the U.S. constitutional law.
Trump will be sworn into office Monday, becoming only the second person to hold the office for two non-consecutive terms.
Most Americans are probably familiar with the pomp and circumstance of the swearing-in ceremony and presidential parade of a inauguration, but there is a full day of events for the new president and vice president and their families.
T he final hours are counting down before Donald Trump takes the oath of office at his (indoor) inauguration and then retakes office as America’s 47th president. On Sunday, afte
President-elect Donald Trump held a massive rally in DC Sunday, mere hours before taking the oath of office as the 47th US president.
Although it's done so often it seems like rule, is there a requirement to use a Bible during a swearing-in ceremony?
Chief Justice John Roberts will administer the constitutionally mandated 35-word oath to President-elect Donald Trump.
Democrats took that unprecedented step because of their plans to boycott the first day of session in an effort to keep Republicans from organizing as a majority and taking control of the chamber with their one-seat advantage.
Trump pledged to launch deportations, slash environmental regulation and release classified files within hours of taking office.
President-elect Donald Trump will take the oath of office from inside the Capitol Rotunda on Monday due to forecasts of intense cold weather.
Trump and Vance will take office on Monday, January 20 after the inauguration ceremony, which this year has been moved inside to the rotunda of the US Capitol due to freezing weather in Washington, D.C. Traditionally, inaugurations are held outside on the steps facing the National Mall.