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Do U.S. Presidents who are Freemasons prefer to use George Washington's Bible when taking the oath of office?
That would be a matter of personal choice made by the president-elect. The bible that George Washington used to take the oath of office of president of the U.S. is owned by St. John's Lodge No. 1 in New York City. The last president who was a Freemason was Gerald Ford.
Did Barack Obama use a Bible at his second Oath of office?
I assume you are referring to when Chief Justice Roberts read the oath incorrectly the first time, during the president's January 2009 inauguration. Just to be on the safe side, the oath was re-administered the next day; it was done in the Map Room at the White House, and no Bible was used, since it was not necessary. (The president had used a Bible the previous day, and the oath was considered valid, even if the wording was slightly out of order.)
What did George Washington accomplish as president?
He established the office of president and not king. He began the use of the Bible when taking the oath of office, he planned out Washington DC, and got the president’ House started.
Was obama sworn in as president on the Koran or the Bible?
Barack Obama will be using the same bible Abraham Lincoln used when he was sworn in as President.
Who was the second president to affirm rather than swear his oath?
Franklin Pierce was the first. I'm not aware that there has been a second person. Although Theodore Roosevelt didn't use a bible when taking his oath.
Why didn't Obama use a Bible the second time he took the oath?
I have read many reasons why this was done. Conspiracy theorist come with a lot of imagination these days. The first oath was done over the 1861 Bible President Lincoln used wich is not mandatory as only a tradition started by The first President George Washington. I believe an oath is like baptism. Once you baptise you dont need to baptise again, you just follow along with your faith the rest of your life. Obama took an oath over the Bible and one is just enough for the rest of his presidential mandate.
Which president was sworn in on a catholic mass book and not a bible?
This question has the flavor of Urban Myth... Although, after a little searching and thinking, no book at all is a requirement for administering the oath. So, why not? Maybe LBJ did use a Missal. It doesn't invalidate his oath.
How many president's did not use the bible to be sworn in to the office of president?
The custom was started by Washington and most of them laid their hand on a Bible while taking the oath. Three exceptions have been noted - T. Roosevelt raised his hand in the air while taking the oath,although I think a Bible was present. Coolidge was sworn in by father at home and did not put his hand on a Bible even though one was on a nearby table. Lyndon Johnson, who had an emergency swear-in in a plane, laid his hand on a book which turned out to be a Catholic prayer book instead of a Bible.
What Bible did Barack Obama use for his oath?
Rumor has it the Lincoln Bible (the Bible on which Lincoln swore his oath) but there have been a number of last minute changes, so this could be or may already have been changed. He did use an old Bible known as the Lincoln Bible.
What Bible passage did Obama choose from the Bible to be open at for taking his oath?
The book was closed. The oath of office does not have in the constitution that the Bible must be used. It is a Custom Decree and is optional, Ted Roosevelt didn't even use a Bible. But the Presidents have believed in God so they have opted to use the Bible.
What two bibles did Obama use on inauguration day?
In one of the oaths of 2008, he used Abraham Lincoln's Bible; because the chief justice read it wrong, the oath was re-taken the next day, but no bible was used in the brief ceremony, which was done just to make sure the oath was administered correctly. In the private oath on January 20, 2012, in the Blue Room of the White House, President Obama used a family bible. Then, the next day, in the public ceremony, he used two bibles-- one from Abraham Lincoln and one a "traveling bible" used by Martin Luther King Jr.
Did Obama ask to use the Koran in state senate to swear in but was denied?
No. Barack Obama is a Christian, not a Muslim. He swore his oath of office on a Bible. You may be thinking of Representative Keith Ellison of Minnesota, who IS a Muslim and who did take the oath of office on a copy of the Koran.
