"I Do Solemnly Swear"
On March 4, 1861, Chief Justice Roger B. Taney administered the oath of office of president of the United States to Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln swore the oath upon this Bible, which was provided by William Thomas Carroll, clerk of the Supreme Court, because the Lincolns' family Bible was packed with other belongings that were still en route to Washington from Springfield, Illinois. On January 20, 2009, this same Bible was used at the historic inauguration of President Barack Obama, and it was used again, on January 21, 2013, for his inauguration to a second term.
On March 4, 1861, Chief Justice Roger B. Taney administered the oath of office of president of the United States to Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln swore the oath upon this Bible, which was provided by William Thomas Carroll, clerk of the Supreme Court, because the Lincolns' family Bible was packed with other belongings that were still en route to Washington from Springfield, Illinois. On January 20, 2009, this same Bible was used at the historic inauguration of President Barack Obama, and it was used again, on January 21, 2013, for his inauguration to a second term.