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The Bible has since been used for the inaugurations of Warren G. Harding in 1921, [6] Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1953, [7] Jimmy Carter in 1977, and George H. W. Bush, whose 1989 inauguration was in the bicentennial year of Washington's. The Bible was also intended to be used for the first inauguration of George W. Bush, but heavy rain didn't ...
The Bible was on display at the Library of Congress from February to May 2009 in a celebration of the bicentennial of Lincoln's birth. [3] The Bible was used to swear in Carla Hayden as the 14th Librarian of Congress on September 14, 2016. [9] Donald Trump was sworn in on this Bible and his childhood Bible at his first inauguration on January ...
[12] [13] The Bible used in the ceremony was from St. John's Lodge No. 1, [14] the Master of which was Jacob Morton, who served as Marshal of the Inauguration. The Bible was opened at random to Genesis 49:13 ("Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he shall be for an haven of ships; and his border shall be unto Zidon"). [11]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump took his oath of office on Monday with his right hand raised, but without placing his left hand on the two Bibles that his wife Melania held as ...
At his first inauguration in 2017, Mr. Trump did place his hand on the two Bibles - the family Bible and the Lincoln Bible - when he took the oath of office. Mr.
What happens on Inauguration Day? Inauguration Day is planned by the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (JCCIC) and the Presidential Inaugural Committee. The major beats ...
This was the 49th inauguration and marked the commencement of Ronald Reagan's and George H. W. Bush's first term as president and vice president, respectively. Chief Justice Warren E. Burger administered the presidential oath of office to Reagan, who placed his hand upon a family Bible given to him by his mother, open to 2 Chronicles 7:14. [1]
The Lincoln Bible, which is stored at the Library of Congress, is the one used by Abraham Lincoln at his first inauguration in 1861. President Obama was the first president after Lincoln to use it ...