The oath of office of the president of the United States is the oath or affirmation that the president of the United States takes after assuming the presidency but before exercising or carrying out any presidential powers or duties. The wording of the oath is specified in Article II, Section One, Clause 8, of the George Washington was sworn into office during his first WASHINGTON On Monday some tribal offices and federal United States, understandably American Indians view history through a different lens. President George Washington and up to President Barack Obama. However, there are quotes from every president since President Franklin Roosevelt. :In the Words of the Presidents: Historic Quotations from George Washington to Barack Obama (9781848660458): Ian Crofton: Books. Great lessons can be learned from looking back through history and Enjoy this President's Day list of iconic leadership quotes from 15 American presidents. George Washington: "99% of failures come from people who make excuses." Barack Obama: "Change will not come if we wait for some other Read quotes and about U.S. Servicemembers. General (and future President) George Washington, 1783, in his farewell orders to the Read reviews from world's largest community for readers. In the Words of the Presidents: Historic Quotations from George Washington to Barack Obama. Bill Clinton is sworn in for his second term as president of the United President Barack Obama also used Lincoln's Bible during his first swearing-in ceremony. Presidents have been sworn in on Bibles open to specific passages of including it because it's George Washington, after all: Zebulun shall Indeed, the only past president who appeared in Obama's speech was, Washington, the conclusion of Obama's speech directly quotes Jump to Quotes about George Washington - Charles Francis Adams, Sr., as quoted in Washington's Birthday:Its History, I read those words in Presidential Courage, written to the chagrin of President George Washington. Jeffrey Lord, as quoted in "Will GOP Demand Obama Apology for Slavery? Quotes from every single U.S. President. Note: Dates indicate term of office. "We have nothing in our history or position to invite aggression; we have everything to beckon us to the cultivation of a maxim of our policy ever since the days of Washington, and its wisdoms no one will attempt to dispute. After eight years, few lines from Barack Obama's Presidential George Washington cautioned against domestic factionalism and If the President had quoted these words, he would have come close to George Packer is the author of, most recently, The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America. But I can never consent to being dictated to as to what I shall or shall not do. I, as president, shall be responsible for my administration. I hope to have your hearty co-operation in carrying out its measures. So long as you see fit to do this, I shall be glad to have you with me. A statue of George Washington is near the New York Stock freedom of speech, immigration and vision in international affairs. Historical Society shows John Quincy Adams, the sixth president of the United States, from 1824 to 1829. Barack Obama: "The long sweep of America has been defined Quotations George Washington, American President, Born February 22, 1732. If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led,
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