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Grrr. Coworker G wanted me to reassure her that Obama had in fact used a Bible when making his oath. Oy. (In the first place, he did. In the second, so what if he hadn't?)

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Only reference that I could find said, simply, "A book of the Law". Pierce also affirmed the Oath of Office, rather than swore the Oath of Office.

Theodore Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy didn't place their hands on a Bible, although in both cases there was one nearby.