Photo by Doug Mills/The New York TimesObama went with the Lincoln Bible. It is the 1853 Oxford University Press edition and has a red velvet cover with golden trim. It measures about 6″ long, 4″ wide and less than 2″ thick.
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Biden went with the monster family bible that has been part of the Biden family since 1893. It is at least 5 inches thick with metal clasps and a Celtic cross.
From Obama’s Inaugural Address:
“On this day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn-out dogmas that for far too long have strangled our politics.
Now that we finally broke the race barrier how much longer until we break the religion barrier and have an inauguration without someone’s hand on a bible.