President Obama took the oath of office in January on the Bible that Abraham Lincoln owned and used at his first inauguration.

VOA: special.2009.07.24

Presumably,he will be taking the oath of office shortly, and become the thirty-sixth president of the United States."

VOA: special.2009.08.16

The words of the oath are in the Constitution - all except "so help me God."

VOA: special.2009.01.19

Vice President Arthur took the oath of office a few hours after the president's death.

VOA: special.2010.04.29

He quickly sent for a judge to give him the oath of office as President.

VOA: special.2010.04.22

The best that historians can say is that the oath has ended with "so help me God" at least since Chester Arthur's inauguration in 1881.

VOA: special.2009.01.19

The Chief Justice of the United States then spoke the presidential oath.

VOA: special.2009.07.30

One by one,the senators swore an oath to be just.

VOA: special.2010.01.28

There was such a large crowd that a ship's cable, a heavy rope, was stretched across the portico to separate the crowd from Jackson as he took the oath and delivered his inaugural address.

VOA: special.2009.01.19

(SAYING) In his oath for office, Mr.Orban promised to uphold the constitution and to seek God's guidance in his work.

VOA: standard.2010.05.29

Madagascar's new leader,Andry Rajoelina, takes the oath of office Saturday amid hope that his transitional government will end months of political instability.

VOA: standard.2009.03.20

Mr.Orban,who was also prime minister between 1998 and 2002, took the oath Saturday after ousting the Socialist party in elections last month.

VOA: standard.2010.05.29

Sebelius was given a second, ceremonial oath of office on Friday, by Vice President Joe Biden.

VOA: standard.2009.05.01