President Barack Obama rests his hand on President Lincoln’s Inaugural Bible as his wife Michelle Obama holds it as he takes the oath of office at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

WASHINGTON - The small, red Bible used to swear in Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Barack Obama will go on rare public display to mark the 200th anniversary of the 16th president’s birth.

Beginning Thursday, the national Lincoln Bicentennial exhibit at the Library of Congress, “With Malice Toward None,” will showcase the Bible, along with the first draft of the Emancipation Proclamation, what may be the original Gettysburg Address and even the grammar book Lincoln used to master English.

The three-month display is among dozens of events and exhibits in the nation’s capital celebrating Lincoln’s Feb. 12 birthday.

Many of the most precious Lincoln artifacts are being shown for the first time in years, and it’s been at least 50 years since so many of them have been shown together