At 12 noon today (washington time) Barack Obama will be sworn in as the 44th President of the United States. The first black president to live in the White House built by slaves.
"I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States".
Most presidents choose to add the words "So help me God", uttered by George Washington after he was sworn in.
Bible
The new president will take the oath of office with his hand on the Bible used by Abraham Lincoln for his first inauguration ceremony in 1861. Lincoln had wanted to use his family Bible, but there was a delay in bringing it to Washington, so the Supreme Court clerk bought a new one. That is the Bible that will be used today after lying in the Library of Congress for 148 years.
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