President Donald Trump places his hand on the Bible during his first oath of office on Jan. 20, 2017. (Getty Images) He is not the first president to have a mix-up when it came to taking the oath.

Some presidents did not use a Bible to take the oath of office, including Theodore Roosevelt, who did not use anything when he was sworn into office in 1901, and John Quincy Adams, who chose a legal ...

(NEXSTAR) – President Donald Trump, when taking his most recent oath of office ... his wife Melania held up nearby. It is unclear whether he intended to place his hand on those Bibles, or ...

Donald Trump raised his right hand while his left hand ... in this case Trump, must take the oath of office and recite the specific words. The rest is up to those participating in the ceremony.