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
Executive Office of the President of the United States the Council of Economic Advisers, and the United States Trade Representative). The information in the following table is current as of April 4, 2018. Only principal executives are listed; for subordinate officers, see individual office pages. The White House Office (including its various offices listed below) is a sub-unit of the Executive Office of the President (EOP). The various agencies of the EOP are listed above. Executive Office of the President of the United States The Executive Office of the President of the United States (EOP) is a group of agencies at the center of the executive branch of the