The tradition of swearing the oath of office on a Bible stretches back to George Washington, but not all presidents have observed it. By Elizabeth Dias National religion correspondent As Donald J.

Determined to "outnigger" the opposition in his 1962 bid for governor ... paycheck during Wallace’s first term in office. "Asa Carter was a most integral part of the George Wallace organization ...

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 ...

Wallace is elected governor of Alabama in 1962. African American attorney J. L. Chestnut remembers George C ... power and prestige of the governor’s office to try to awaken the American people ...

On the afternoon of April 30, 1789, George Washington was sworn in as the first president of the United States. Since Washington took his oath of office, Inauguration Day has continued to be an ...