Who Was the Only President to be Sworn in on a Missal?

WASHINGTON (Politically Illustrated) – Who was the only U.S. president to be sworn in on a Roman Catholic missal? It was not John F. Kennedy! How about Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn into office on Air Force One after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. There was little time to actually prepare for a ceremony and the only biblical book on the plane was a Roman Catholic missal – Mr. Johnson took his oath on the book.

What is a Roman Catholic missal? A missal is a book containing all the instructions and texts necessary for the celebration of Mass throughout the year.

In late mediaeval times, priests would need a reference in order to conduct Mass without the assistance other ministers. Priests began to put together a book combining instructions and text needed for Mass.