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President-elect Donald Trump volition person his manus connected 2 Bibles during his swearing-in ceremonial connected Monday, the culmination of the 60th Presidential Inauguration.
Trump volition usage his Bible, fixed to him by his parent successful 1955, to "mark his Sunday Church Primary School graduation astatine First Presbyterian Church, in Jamaica, New York," a property merchandise from his inaugural committee states.
The spiritual substance is simply a 1953 revised modular mentation that was published by Thomas Nelson and Sons successful New York. Trump's sanction is embossed connected the little information of the beforehand cover, and wrong the screen are signatures of religion officials, an inscription of the president's sanction and details of erstwhile it was presented to him.
In summation to the sentimental Bible, the Lincoln Bible, archetypal utilized successful 1861 to swear-in the 16th U.S. president, volition beryllium used.
President Donald Trump takes the oath of bureau arsenic his woman Melania holds the Bible and his children Barron, Ivanka, Eric and Tiffany ticker arsenic Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts administers the oath during inauguration ceremonies swearing successful Trump arsenic the 45th president of the United States connected the West beforehand of the U.S. Capitol successful Washington, D.C., connected Jan. 20, 2017. (JIM BOURG/AFP)
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Closeup of Trump placing his manus connected a Bible arsenic helium takes the oath of bureau arsenic the adjacent president of the United States connected Jan. 20, 2017, astatine the U.S. Capitol successful Washington, D.C. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP)
Trump takes the oath of bureau arsenic his woman Melania Trump holds the Bible and his lad Barron Trump looks on, connected the West Front of the U.S. Capitol connected Jan. 20, 2017, successful Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla)
"It has lone been utilized 3 times since, by President Obama astatine each of his inaugurations and by President Trump astatine his archetypal inauguration successful 2017," Trump's squad states. "The burgundy velvet-bound publication is portion of the collections of the Library of Congress."
President Obama besides took the oath of bureau connected two Bibles backmost successful 2013, the Associated Press reported. One was owned by Martin Luther King Jr. and the different was the Lincoln Bible.
Michelle Obama holds the Lincoln Bible arsenic she arrives astatine the inauguration of Barack Obama arsenic the 44th President of the United States of America connected the West Front of the Capitol Jan. 20, 2009, successful Washington, DC. (Mark Wilson)
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When Trump is sworn successful arsenic the 47th President of the United States wrong the Capitol’s rotunda, helium volition bash truthful facing a bust of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. connected the national vacation commemorating King’s legacy.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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