ROBERTS: That I will execute the office of President to the United States faithfully. JOHN ROBERTS: I, Barack Hussein Obama, do solemnly swear.īARACK OBAMA: I, Barack Hussein Obama do solemnly swear. With his hand on Lincoln's bible, Barack Obama took the oath of office, administered by Chief Justice John Roberts. A new president was sworn in, our country's 44th and the first who is African-American. SIEGEL: Washington, D.C., swollen with well-wishers, a city celebrating despite a daunting array of national crises, was festive witness to history today. “And we take the preservation of these items very seriously.From NPR News, this is All Things Considered. “We take seriously that we have some priceless items here that belong to the people of the United States,” Ms. Gavin said that three library officials took the Koran to the House of Representatives and stood “close at hand” during the swearing-in ceremony. One recent case of a rare treasure being removed from the library occurred in January 2007, when Keith Ellison, a Minnesota Democrat and the first Muslim in Congress, was sworn into office. If it’s raining or snowing, they have to re-think the whole exercise. Gavin said that the exposure would not be long enough to do any damage. Obama to wear gloves when he takes the oath. When the Bible was brought out to be photographed today, museum officials handled it with gloves. Nor is it clear when they will retrieve the Bible to bring it back to the library. It is not clear exactly where the library officials will stand while Mr. The Capitol, where the swearing-in takes place, is only across the street from the library, so the journey should not be too arduous, although the area will be packed with visitors. They are supposed to stay with it while it is “in use” and then bring it back. When it is taken off-premises, it will be accompanied by multiple library officers. A ribbon or sling runs underneath it to remove it from the box. The Bible is stored in a secure (and undisclosed!) location in a small preservation box, made of acid-free paper, which fits around it perfectly. Jennifer Gavin, a spokeswoman for the Library of Congress, tells us there is an elaborate protocol for bringing out such historic treasures as the Lincoln Bible. 12 to May 9, as part of an exhibition titled “With Malice Toward None: The Abraham Lincoln BicentennialĮxhibition.” The exhibit will then travel to five other American cities. The Lincoln Bible will be on display at the Library of Congressįrom Feb. Taney, Chief Justice of the said Court, administered to His Excellency, Abraham Lincoln, the oath of office as President of the United States …”
In the center of the topĬover is a shield of gold wash over white metal with the words “Holy Bible” chased into it.Īnnotated in the back of the volume, along with the Seal of the Supreme Court, is the following: “I, William Thomas Carroll, clerk of the said court do hereby certify that the preceding copy of the Holy Bible The Bible is bound in burgundy velvet with a gold-washed white metal rim around the three outside edges of both covers, according to the official description. The 1,280-page Bible was published in 1853 by the Oxford University Press.
So William Thomas Carroll, Clerk of the Supreme Court, bought this Bible specifically for Lincoln’s swearing-in ceremony on March 4, 1861. The Bible that Lincoln was sworn in on was not the family Bible, which was packed away with his family’s belongings and still en route from Springfield. He also plans to follow Lincoln and take the train to Washington for his inauguration, following Lincoln’s route from Philadelphia Obama has identified with Lincoln throughout his campaign and quotes him often. So, and most use their own family Bible.) (New presidents are not required to swear in on a Bible, but most have done This will be the first time an incoming president has used Lincoln’s Bible, which is part of the collection at the Library of Congress. The bible Abraham Lincoln used on Inauguration Day in 1861 was on display Tuesday in Washington.
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