President Johnson’s oath
Following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963, Vice President Lyndon Baines Johnson becomes President, taking the oath of office...
Senate impeachment oath
This is the oath that Senators must take before participating in the impeachment trial of a president. This document relates to President Bill Clinton’s impeachment...
Sober re-enlistment
This record, dated September 26, 1871, is the Oath of Enlistment and Allegiance of Thomas Shaw, who, at the age of 25 re-enlisted to extend his service in the U.S....
“support all laws and proclamations . . .”
This oath was James Hicks's first step to reclaiming his land that was held by the Freedmen's Bureau. One of the major activities of the Bureau was the leasing of...
Swearing in new citizens
Judge Michael Lambert Igoe served as a Representative from Illinois and as a U.S. attorney before being appointed U.S. district judge for northern Illinois on March...
Sworn to duty
This photograph, taken around the beginning of the Spanish-American War, shows a new recruit taking the Oath of Enlistment.
The jury
In this undated photograph, County Clerk "Bun" Towner swears in a jury of men and women before a trial begins. Amendment VI of the Bill of Rights gives the right to...