Oath of office of the President of the United States with the president-elect repeating those phrases, until the oath was completed. By convention, incoming presidents raise their right hand and place the left on a Bible or other book while taking the oath of office. In 1789, George Washington took the oath of office with an altar Bible borrowed from the St. John's Lodge No. 1, Ancient York Masons lodge in New York, and he kissed the Bible afterward. Subsequent presidents up to and including Harry Truman, followed suit. Dwight Eisenhower broke that tradition in 1953 when he said a prayer instead of kissing the Bible. Theodore Roosevelt did not
Office of the President (Nepal) Office of the President (Nepal) The Office of The President of Nepal () is the official office of the president of Nepal. Sital Niwas is official presidential palace of Nepal of Nepal located in Maharajganj, Kathmandu. Built by Rana Prime minister Chandra Shamsher for his son Krishna Shamsher in 1923 it was handed over by Krishna Shamsher Rana, a Rana aristocrat, to the Government of Nepal in 1961. Formerly the seat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, this building is also known as Shital Niwas and is located adjacent to Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) headquarters and a military barrack. The