The tradition of swearing the oath of office on a Bible stretches back to George Washington, but not all presidents have ...
The tradition of using a Bible during the swearing-in goes back to the very first inauguration, but not all Presidents have ...
Donald Trump took the oath of office to become the 47th president of the United States at the inauguration, but did not put ...
That's because George Washington was also the country's first ever Masonic president. In Ron Chernow's "Washington: A Life," he notes that the future president may have been attracted to the ...
Feb. 22, 1732 George Washington is born in a modest house at ... Washington joined the Freemasons. He later wore a Masonic sash and apron when laying the cornerstone for the U.S. Capitol.
When President-elect Donald Trump takes the oath of office again on Jan. 20, he’ll do so with one hand on a bible.