Everyone knows the presidential oath of office ends with the phrase “so help me God,” theoretically because George Washington ad libbed it during the very first inauguration in American history.

Using the Bible during the oath of office has become a respected tradition ... According to The White House Historical Association, President George Washington was the first to take an oath ...

Neither the Constitution or any of its amendments require any particular ceremonies or events to take place before a president can take office. George Washington took his oath with his hand on a ...

The only other month it has been held was for the first inauguration. George Washington took the Oath of Office in April. The parade procession had been a tradition for decades and decades ...

An oil painting of George Washington taking the oath of office as the first president of the United States on April 30, 1789, in New York City Image: Ramon de Elorriaga/Encyclopedia Britannica via ...

WASHINGTON – Instead of looking out over a sea of people when he took his oath of office on Monday ... the Declaration of Independence, General George Washington resigning his military ...

WASHINGTON — On January 20, Donald Trump will take the oath of office for his second ... a cornerstone of American democracy since George Washington's first inauguration in 1789.

Trump took the oath of office shortly after noon in Washington, and was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States. “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the ...