The president-elect eschewed the star-spangled “Trump Bible” in favor of volumes with personal and national history.

Eagle-eye onlookers were quick to notice President Donald Trump did not have his hand on the Bible when he took

Some people are starting to take President Trump for granite ... the historic Mount Rushmore alongside fellow presidents Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Teddy Roosevelt.

According to the U.S. Department of State, in 1789 George Washington began the tradition of taking the oath with a hand on the Bible. Presidents can choose another book, for example, John Quincy Adams swore the Oath of Office with his hand on a law book.

Beginning with the 1850s formation of Abraham Lincoln’s Republican Party ... “Republican politicians from Newt Gingrich to Donald Trump understood treating rivals as enemies can be useful ...

President Donald Trump gaffed in front of millions ... use the same holy books he used in January 2017, including one Abraham Lincoln put his hand on in 1861, and another given to him by his ...

Which president had the longest inaugural address? Which has been sworn in the most? Which ended the ceremony’s top-hat tradition? Here are some tidbits you might not know about Inauguration Day.

President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance both used Bibles with sentimental value to take the oath of office.

Ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's second term ... be the same Bibles he used in January 2017: one utilized by Abraham Lincoln in 1861; and a personal Bible gifted to him by his mother ...

Trump’s inaugural committee revealed that he will use the same two Bibles for his second swearing-in as he did in 2017. These Bibles include one given to him by his mother and the other used during Abraham Lincoln's 1861 inauguration.

Some people are starting to take President Trump for granite. A Republican congresswoman is calling for the new commander in chief to be carved into the historic Mount Rushmore alongside fellow presidents Abraham Lincoln,

When Abraham Lincoln was preparing his speech for his second inaugural in 1865, historians think he cut the sentences and paragraphs from a printed draft and pasted them onto the copy he planned to read from. An excellent orator, he adjusted the spacing, apparently for cadence and dramatic effect.