Designed by Mike Stillwell The choice of which Bible to use is very personal and varied. Most incoming presidents have chosen a family Bible or one used by a former president. Additionally, some presidents have taken their oath with the Bible closed, while others have opened the Bible to a specific passage that is meaningful to them. And a few presidents didn t use one at all. Here s everything you need to know about the history of Bibles at presidential inaugurations, and which one Biden will use. Calvin Coolidge and his wife Grace Coolidge on his Inauguration Day, March 4, 1925 (as Vice President he was previously inaugurated after President Warren G. Harding died of a heart attack in 1923. Coolidge holds a family bible upon which he will take his oath. Mrs. Coolidge carries a bouquet of roses.
Jason Cato | Tribune-Review Old Overholt 114-proof limited release bottles at Fine Wines & Good Spirits premium store in East Liberty, Pittsburgh . Courtesy of West Overton Village and Museums Ink blotter advertisting Old Farm Pure Rye Whiskey, a major brand of A. Overholt & Company. Courtesy of West Overton Village and Museums Print advertisement for Old Overholt rye whiskey from 1935, just after Prohibition ended two years earlier, when the brand was owned by National Distillers. Courtesy of West Overton Village and Museums Print advertisement for Old Overholt rye whiskey from 1939, when the brand was owned by National Distillers. Courtesy of West Overton Village and Museums