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.

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.

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.

The language of the oath is stated in Article II, Section One, Clause 8 of the United States Constitution, and a new president must swear it before exercising or performing any official authorities or

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