It was undoubtedly the King James Version, since he was sworn in on the same Bible used by Abraham Lincoln, and back then, the King James translation was considered the standard for most Protestant Christians.
in fact since the inauguration of President Obama
Barack Obama used the Lincoln Bible for his first inauguration in 2009 and for his second inauguration in 2013. The Lincoln Bible is a historic Bible that belonged to Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States.
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President Obama was sworn in on the steps of the Capitol in Washington, DC.
One was the bible that President Abraham Lincoln used in his first inauguration. The other was a "traveling bible" that Dr. Martin Luther King used to carry with him.
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Barack Obama will be using the same bible Abraham Lincoln used when he was sworn in as President.
Symbolism over substance. Every other president wanted to have his own identity. B. Hussein Obama has no identity so he chose Lincoln's.
That depends on what president you are referring to. The inauguration of President Barack Obama happened 20. January 2009.
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The Holy Bible. Today (January 20, 2009), President Obama was sworn in with his hand on the same bible used at the inauguration of President Lincoln.
According to Fox News, President Obama was sworn in using a Lincoln bible borrowed from the Library of Congress. There is also a story that he had a Koran with him if that is what you are asking.