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of hours (Ms. Library of Congress. Rosenwald ms. 10),
1524. The Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, catalog no. 14.
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The Lincoln and Obama Inaugural Bible
On January 20, 2009, President Barack Obama took the oath of office on the same Bible upon which Abraham Lincoln swore his oath on March 4, 1861. From the Library of Congress’ Rare Book and Special Collections Division.
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