President's who did not swear on the Bible at their inaugurations
Quixote1818
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Fri Dec-01-06 08:07 PM
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President's who did not swear on the Bible at their inaugurations
In light of the Keith Ellison situation I found this noteworthy: Three presidents who did not swear on a Bible at their inaugurations: Chester Arthur, Teddy Roosevelt and Calvin Coolidge.
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Fri Dec-01-06 08:19 PM
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1. Cool tidbit, Coolidge is the most surprising to me. n/t
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Fri Dec-01-06 08:21 PM
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2. No apostrophe needed. Sorry to be a grammar nazi, but...
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Fri Dec-01-06 08:33 PM
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3. All three succeeded to office following the deaths of presidents
Edited on Fri Dec-01-06 08:35 PM by NoPasaran
Arthur and Coolidge didn't really have formal inaugurations. I wonder if TR or Silent Cal had bibles when sworn in for their second terms.
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Fri Dec-01-06 08:36 PM
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4. George Washington sworn in with a Masonic Bible.
How's that for you Illuminati, Masonic world order tin foil hatters? :evilgrin:
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Fri Dec-01-06 08:51 PM
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5. Franklin Pierce did not swear on the bible either
Edited on Fri Dec-01-06 08:52 PM by ewoden
Because of religious considerations Pierce affirmed rather than swore the Presidential oath of office.
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Fri Dec-01-06 08:57 PM
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6. Your right. Not to mention Thomas Jefferson re-wrote the Bible
I cut and pasted that sentence just assuming Pierce was in the list. Now sure why he was left out on that page.
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