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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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[dreda.livejournal.com]

I wonder what she would make of Franklin Pierce?

(I want to know what law book Pierce used...)

[cat9.livejournal.com]

John Quincy Adams, too - and constitutional law at that :)

I've always said that in a similar circumstance, I'd probably want a dictionary...

[dreda.livejournal.com]

You know, I bet the unabridged OED stacks tall enough...

[cat9.livejournal.com]

Sure, but out of misplaced nationalism I think I'd probably use an American Heritage Dictionary.

[dreda.livejournal.com]

Still a respectable toad-killer, and a good dictionary to boot.

[goldsquare.livejournal.com]

Game. Set. Match. ROFL.... hard.

[goldsquare.livejournal.com]

If the impossible happened, I'd beg for an original of the US Constitution.

[fitzw.livejournal.com]

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.