This Sunday, the George Washington Inaugural Bible — which Washington used to swear his oath of office as the country’s first president in 1789 — will be on public display from 11 a.m. to 3 ...

George Washington was inaugurated as the ... in both of his inaugurations. For his second inauguration in 2013, he also used a bible belonging to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Most presidents ...

18. The Washington Bible has been used by more presidents on Inauguration Day than any other: George Washington, Warren G. Harding, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Jimmy Carter and George H.W. Bush.

According to the White House Historical Association, George Washington began the tradition ... of office on a law book instead of the Bible during his inauguration in 1825. In a diary entry ...

It all started with George Washington ... Washington kissed the Bible. Heritage Images//Getty Images The Inauguration of Washington as First President of the United States, April 30th 1789 ...