Hosted on MSN24d
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 before to the 46 preceding chief executives. According to the Architect of the ...
Why Most U.S. Presidents Take the Oath of Office With a Hand on the Bible
Some presidents did not use a Bible to take the oath of office, including Theodore Roosevelt, who did not use anything when ...
KENS25d
Who reads the oath of office to the incoming president and vice president?
WASHINGTON — The chief justice of the Supreme Court traditionally administers the oath of office to the incoming president, while the vice president has more flexibility in choosing who reads ...
Hosted on MSN24d
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 his ...
Who reads the oath of office to the incoming president and vice president?
The chief justice of the Supreme Court traditionally reads the oath of office to the incoming president, but the vice president has more flexibility.