President Donald Trump takes the oath of office as his wife Melania holds the Bible and his children Barron, Ivanka, Eric and Tiffany watch as Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts administers the oath during inauguration ceremonies swearing in Trump as the 45th president of the United States on the West front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 2017. (JIM BOURG/AFP)
Closeup of Trump placing his hand on a Bible as he takes the oath of office as the next president of the United States on Jan. 20, 2017, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP)
Trump takes the oath of office as his wife Melania Trump holds the Bible and his son Barron Trump looks on, on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, 2017, in Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla)
"It has only been used three times since, by President Obama at each of his inaugurations and by President Trump at his first inauguration in 2017," Trump's team states. "The burgundy velvet-bound book is part of the collections of the Library of Congress."
President Obama also took the oath of office on two Bibles back in 2013, the Associated Press reported. One was owned by Martin Luther King Jr. and the other was the Lincoln Bible.
Michelle Obama holds the Lincoln Bible as she arrives at the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States of America on the West Front of the Capitol Jan. 20, 2009, in Washington, DC. (Mark Wilson)
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When Trump is sworn in as the 47th President of the United States inside the Capitol’s rotunda, he will do so facing a bust of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on the federal holiday commemorating King’s legacy.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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