Oath of office has been administered 73 times to only 46 presidents
Donald Trump became the 47th American president on Monday, but the oath of office itself has been administered 73 times ...
This is why we have a presidential oath
Kevin Butterfield is director of the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress. The Constitution is remarkably ...
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Christian nationalism's role in the presidential oath's 'so help me God'
It was important in Cold War America to prove that it was a Christian nation, so a new story was added to the American ...
Trump takes oath of office at Capitol as 47th president
President Trump took the oath of office as the 47th U.S. president Monday shortly after noon, drawing cheers from the Rotunda ...
Presidential history: The time and place of presidential inaugurations
A combination of harsh weather and delay in individual states choosing electors pushed the inauguration to April 30, 1789. At ...
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No, the president does not have to swear the oath of office on a Bible
President Donald Trump took his oath of office on his inauguration, becoming the 47th president of the United States. However, some on social media have wondered if Trump failed to correctly take ...
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Donald Trump Did Not Place Hand on a Bible as He Took Oath of Office: Photos
Chip Somodevilla/Getty When Donald Trump took the oath of office, there was one thing out of place: his left hand. During his swearing-in ceremony on Monday, Jan. 20, Trump, 78, did not place his ...
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Like Trump’s, Presidential Inaugurations Often Draw Protests
Donald J. Trump made history on Jan. 20 when he became the first convicted felon to take the presidential oath of office. Speaking from the Capitol in Washington—the same building that was infamously ...