Lincoln, from the state of Illinois which Obama represented in the US Congress, presided over the country's biggest domestic crisis, the American Civil War, and ended slavery, but he was killed by an assassin's bullet in 1865. "The president-elect is committed to holding an inauguration that celebrates America's unity, and the use of this historic Bible will provide a powerful connection to our common past and common heritage," Mr Beliveau said. With Obama's swearing-in on January 20, the historic Bible with its gilded edges and burgundy velvet binding will see its first use during a presidential inauguration since 1861 when Lincoln, the 16th US president, was sworn in. "President-elect Obama is deeply honored that the Library of Congress has made the Lincoln Bible available for use during his swearing-in," said Presidential Inaugural Committee executive director Emmett Beliveau in a statement. theGRIO REPORT - The Presidential Inaugural Committee (PIC) has announced the Bibles that will be used by President Obama and Vice President Biden during their swearing-in ceremonies. The presidential inaugural committee said the Lincoln Bible would be borrowed from the collections at the Library of Congress. Photographs are available on the inauguration committee website.Barack Obama will take the oath as US president on the same Bible used to swear in President Abraham Lincoln. Taney, Chief Justice of the said Court, administered to His Excellency, Abraham Lincoln, the oath of office as President of the United States. Obama used the Lincoln Bible while taking the oath four years ago - the first time it had been used since the 16th presidents inauguration in 1861.
The 1,280-page Bible was published in 1853 by the Oxford University Press.Īnnotated in the back of the volume, along with the Seal of the Supreme Court, is the following: "I, William Thomas Carroll, clerk of the said court do hereby certify that the preceding copy of the Holy Bible is that upon which the Honble.
The book is 15 cm long, 10 cm wide, and 4.5 cm deep when closed. In the center of the top cover is a shield of gold wash over white metal with the words "Holy Bible" chased into it. The Bible itself is bound in burgundy velvet with a gold-washed white metal rim around the three outside edges of both covers. President Obama was officially sworn-in for a second term Sunday during a brief, private ceremony at the White House, where he used his wife Michelle's family Bible. The Lincoln family Bible, which is also in the Library of Congress's collection, was unavailable for the ceremony because it was packed away with the First Family's belongings, still en route from Springfield, IL, to their new home at the White House. The Bible was originally purchased by William Thomas Carroll, Clerk of the Supreme Court, for use during Lincoln's swearing-in ceremony on March 4, 1861. The President-elect is committed to holding an Inauguration that celebrates America's unity, and the use of this historic Bible will provide a powerful connection to our common past and common heritage. President-elect Obama is deeply honored that the Library of Congress has made the Lincoln Bible available for use during his swearing-in. From Presidential Inaugural Committee Executive Director Emmett Beliveau:
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