23 December 2008

Obama Will Take Oath on Lincoln's Bible

The symbolism should be lost on no one. From Taegan Goddard:
President-elect Obama will take the oath of office using the same Bible upon which President Lincoln was sworn in at his first inauguration, according to the Inaugural Committee.
The first black president, whose Electoral College victory includes three former slave states, will take the oath of office using the Bible of the president who wrote the Emancipation Proclamation.

I got chills when I read that this morning. How truly stupendous!