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What four words did president Washington use to end hs oath of office?
"So help me God"
Why does the president always end his oath of office saying so help you god?
President George Washington started that. At the end of his speach/oath, he said, "So help me God". He said this because he knew that leading a country is easy and he knew that he could not do not do it successfully without God's help. And ever since then, presidents always end their speach with that. :)
What four words did George Washington add to the oath that has now became traditional?
George Washington added the words "So help me God." to the end of the oath of office that he took when being sworn in as president. The actual wording of the oath is in Article II of the Constitution and does not contain that phrase. Washington added it on his own.
When does president elect Barack Obama become president?
When oath of Office is taken No, it's at noon on January 20, regardless of when the oath of office is taken. Since October 15, 1933, this is the relevant portion of the Constitution: "The terms of the President and Vice President shall end at noon on the 20th day of January . . . of the years in which such terms would have ended if this article had not been ratified; and the terms of their successors shall then begin."
Why did Washington add so help you God to the end of his oath?
According to the Wikipedia article, all contemporary sources fail to mention Washington as adding a religious aspect to the acceptance speech. The phrase shows up as early as 1789 in military oaths. See the article in Wikipedia on the presidential oath of office.
What did George Washington add to the end of the oath?
he addded "so god help me "
Why is the actual oath of office different from the one in the constitution?
Most people who take this oath give their name after "I" at the beginning of the oath and add "so help me God" at the end.
Why is the end of Article II section 1 important to Inauguration Day?
The end of article two section one is important to inauguration day because it contains the oath that the president must take to become president. The Chief Justice of the US is most likely the person who the president states the oath to.
President who is credited with adding so help you god?
So help you god was never an actual part OS the oath.George Washington added it at the end of his oath and it has been tradition to do so ever since.
Why the oath of office takes place at noon?
The 20th amendment of the US Constitution (added in 1933) states, "The terms of the President & Vice President shall end at noon on the 20th day of January..." Now why that was the time set to begin with, I don't know.
What president established the precedent of adding the words So help you God to the presidential oath?
The first President to say the words "so help me God" as the end of his Presidential oath was President Chester A. Arthur in 1881. Each President since then has used those words.
What years will Barack Obama be in office?
Barack Obama was first elected president on November 4, 2008 and he took office officially on January 20th, 2009. He was re-elected for his second term on November 6, 2012, and officially took the oath of office on January 20th, 2013. His presidency will end with the 2016 election, and he will officially leave office when the new president is sworn in on January 20, 2017.
