Top of page

Film, Video The Book Lincoln and Obama Have In Common

Transcript: TEXT

About this Item

Title

  • The Book Lincoln and Obama Have In Common

Names

  • Evans, Clark (Curator)

Headings

  • -  Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
  • -  Obama, Barack
  • -  Motion Pictures

Genre

  • Motion Pictures

Notes

  • -  Chief Justice Roger B. Taney administered the oath of office to Abraham Lincoln using the Bible of a court clerk. With the brief words, "I, Abraham Lincoln, 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," Lincoln was sworn in as the sixteenth President. The ceremony was witnessed by Clerk of the Supreme Court, William Thomas Carroll, who recorded the occasion in the back of this Bible. On January 20, 2009, President Barack Obama chose this same Bible for his historic inauguration ceremony.
  • -  Presented in Partnership with HISTORY

Repository

  • Rare Book And Special Collections Division

Online Format

  • video

Rights & Access

More about Copyright and other Restrictions

For guidance about compiling full citations consult Citing Primary Sources.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Evans, Clark. The Book Lincoln and Obama Have In Common. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/myloc13/.

APA citation style:

Evans, C. The Book Lincoln and Obama Have In Common. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/myloc13/.

MLA citation style:

Evans, Clark. The Book Lincoln and Obama Have In Common. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/myloc13/>.