When Abraham Lincoln was preparing his speech for his second inaugural in 1865, historians think he cut the sentences and paragraphs from a printed draft and pasted them onto the copy he planned to read from. An excellent orator, he adjusted the spacing, apparently for cadence and dramatic effect.

Trump became president moments after noon, taking the oath read by Chief Justice John Roberts. Trump was joined by his wife Melania Trump who was holding both a family bible and the one used by President Abraham Lincoln at his 1861 inauguration.

One function of these addresses is to bring the country together. As one political scientist put it, they brim with 'verbal tokens of unity.'

Trump became president moments after noon, taking the oath read by Chief Justice John Roberts. Trump was joined by his wife Melania Trump who was holding both a family bible and the one used by President Abraham Lincoln at his 1861 inauguration.

Trump became president moments after noon, taking the oath read by Chief Justice John Roberts. Trump was joined by his wife Melania Trump who was holding both a family bible and the one used by President Abraham Lincoln at his 1861 inauguration.

Schuyler Colfax, a former VP from Indiana, met his demise while on the lecture circuit in Minnesota during a cold stretch in 1885.

President Trump did not place his hands on a stack of Bibles while taking the oath of office Monday, but he did not violate the U.S. Constitution either.

Trump didn't place his hand on the Bible during his swearing-in, and some of his supporters are blaming John Roberts.

Donald Trump has taken the oath of office, and is officially the 47th president of the United States of America. Chief Justice John Roberts administered the oath.

President Trump's family wasn't in place as the oath of office began, including his wife, Melania, who was holding two Bibles.

Donald Trump and JD Vance are scheduled to be inaugurated as the 47th president and the 50th vice president on Monday. Follow Newsweek's live blog.

In the White House, the walls don’t have ears. They have voices. Wander through its corridors, as Donald Trump will soon do, and you might hear the presidential portraits on the walls providing their successors with advice,