Spy Car Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Today Barack Hussein Obama (II) was sworn-in as the fourth-fourth President of the United States of America. In his inaugural address he said: Forty-four Americans have now taken the presidential oath. Why was he incorrect? If you know the answer, you can either say: I know, I know! Or you an just blurt-out the answer :D Other-wise take a guess Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beansprouts Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 ETA: "I know, I know!!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarheel Heather Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Today Barack Hussein Obama (II) was sworn-in as the fourth-fourth President of the United States of America. In his inaugural address he said: Forty-four Americans have now taken the presidential oath. Why was he incorrect? If you know the answer, you can either say: I know, I know! Or you an just blurt-out the answer :D Other-wise take a guess Bill Charles Gibson said why!:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 I haven't a clue, I'm just glad to finally see the question. :lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1bassoon Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 I know, I know! (And I was yelling at the tv! ;) ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmamainva Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 I didn't know...but my 14yo son did! He loves politics and knows lots of presidential trivia! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn. Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Ok, I didn't know for sure, until Charles Gibson commented on it, but was wondering if that was a wrong statement before Gibson said anything. So, do I at least get partial credit? :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted January 20, 2009 Author Share Posted January 20, 2009 Today Barack Hussein Obama (II) was sworn-in as the fourth-fourth President of the United States of America. In his inaugural address he said: Forty-four Americans have now taken the presidential oath. Why was he incorrect? If you know the answer, you can either say: I know, I know! Or you an just blurt-out the answer :D Other-wise take a guess Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillary in KS Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Yup! I know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoggirl Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 My ds knew! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted January 20, 2009 Author Share Posted January 20, 2009 I did not know about Charlie Gibson (spoil-sport :tongue_smilie:), I thought this would just be a "WTM thing". To add a twist to the quiz, in addition to the answer in part A of our quiz, one President was not "sworn-in". Who, and why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laylamcb Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 "I know I know" to part A. I also know Part B. Should I reveal?? :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted January 20, 2009 Author Share Posted January 20, 2009 "I know I know" to part A. I also know Part B. Should I reveal?? :D Someone has to :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beansprouts Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Someone has to :D George Washington did not take an oath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted January 20, 2009 Author Share Posted January 20, 2009 George Washington did not take an oath. That's not my understanding...but I could be wrong. I'm looking for another answer to part B. And for you to "prove" me wrong :tongue_smilie: Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Washington took the oath. On a bible borrowed from a Masonic temple three blocks away (which still keeps the Washington Bible that GWB would have been sworn in on, but it was raining). (Interesting given the Mason thread recently) I'm calling uncle. I see where there have been those who didn't "swear" the oath (rather, "affirmed"), I see where someone other than the Chief Justice administered the oath, but I see nowhere where the oath was omitted altogether. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beansprouts Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 That's not my understanding...but I could be wrong. I'm looking for another answer to part B. And for you to "prove" me wrong :tongue_smilie: Bill According to my earlier search John Adams was the first to take an oath. It appears now this may have been incorrect. (George Washington was first sworn in by Robert Livingston, the chancellor of the State of New York in 1789, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oath_of_office_of_the_President_of_the_United_States Point for you SpyCar. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted January 20, 2009 Author Share Posted January 20, 2009 So we are still looking for an answer to part B, what president did not "swear" the presidential oath, and why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbie Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 DD says Roosevelt refused to use a bible. Is that B? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beansprouts Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 So we are still looking for an answer to part B, what president did not "swear" the presidential oath, and why? *Hint* It is in the Wiki article I linked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 (edited) So we are still looking for an answer to part B, what president did not "swear" the presidential oath, and why? Pierce "affirmed" the oath because he was Quaker. I will point out that you completely hosed up the quiz here and have made me half crazy with searching. {I hear the evil chuckle}: In his inaugural address he said: Forty-four Americans have now taken the presidential oath. Why was he incorrect? He was not incorrect. You attributed "sworn" for "taken". It is mean to mess with minds on the edge you know. Edited January 20, 2009 by MyCrazyHouse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted January 20, 2009 Author Share Posted January 20, 2009 (edited) DD says Roosevelt refused to use a bible. Is that B? This is incorrect. But it does add a part C to our quiz. Only one President* was not given the oath using a Bible (or Bibles), who? I'm researching a possible "second" and finding conflicting information. Edited January 20, 2009 by Spy Car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbie Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Okay, you are driving dd crazy. She states now, Pierce and Hoover stated they "affirmed" not swore. Do I get a prize, maybe a chicken? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 So we are still looking for an answer to part B, what president did not "swear" the presidential oath, and why? Franklin Pierce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbie Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 This is incorrect. But it does add a part C to our quiz. Only one President was not given the oath using a Bible (or Bibles), who? Is Teddy the answer to C , if not my brain is going to pop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 This is incorrect. But it does add a part C to our quiz. ETA: Only two Presidents were not given the oath using a Bible (or Bibles), who? Teddy Roosevelt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 John Quincy Adams used a book of law. Teddy Roosevelt did not use a bible. Jack Kennedy, while a bible was present, is reported to have held his left hand at his side. Linden Johnson was sworn in on a Catholic missal. There was somebody else who did not use a bible... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted January 20, 2009 Author Share Posted January 20, 2009 Pierce "affirmed" the oath because he was Quaker. I will point out that you completely hosed up the quiz here and have made me half crazy with searching. {I hear the evil chuckle}: He was not incorrect. You attributed "sworn" for "taken". It is mean to mess with minds on the edge you know. Half correct. It was Franklin Pierce, but I believe he was Episcopalian. In any case he believed the scriptures forbid "swearing oaths" to he "affirmed". Very good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted January 20, 2009 Author Share Posted January 20, 2009 John Quincy Adams used a book of law.Teddy Roosevelt did not use a bible. Jack Kennedy, while a bible was present, is reported to have held his left hand at his side. Linden Johnson was sworn in on a Catholic missal. There was somebody else who did not use a bible... You bested me here (assuming this is correct info :tongue_smilie:) I was looking for John Quincy Adams and his law books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Today Barack Hussein Obama (II) was sworn-in as the fourth-fourth President of the United States of America. In his inaugural address he said: Forty-four Americans have now taken the presidential oath. Why was he incorrect? If you know the answer, you can either say: I know, I know! Or you an just blurt-out the answer :D Other-wise take a guess Bill Grover Cleveland served two non-consecutive terms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted January 20, 2009 Author Share Posted January 20, 2009 Okay, you are driving dd crazy. She states now, Pierce and Hoover stated they "affirmed" not swore. Do I get a prize, maybe a chicken? I'm seeing Hoover may have affirmed as well. Conflicting sources. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted January 20, 2009 Author Share Posted January 20, 2009 Grover Cleveland served two non-consecutive terms. Bingo! I went to Grover Cleveland High School...so that little error hit me like a two-by-four :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Half correct. It was Franklin Pierce, but I believe he was Episcopalian. In any case he believed the scriptures forbid "swearing oaths" to he "affirmed". Very good! As are you. It was Herbert Hoover who was the Quaker who also "affirmed"... and on a law book. I knew there was another. (There are conflicting reports about whether Kennedy's hand was on the Dubay bible or not) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean too Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 I know, I know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newlifemom Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Going on a limb and expecting to look stupid but, does it have something to do with people who weren't elected but had to fill in when the pres. died? Please don't hate me b/c I'm dumb.:tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted January 21, 2009 Author Share Posted January 21, 2009 Going on a limb and expecting to look stupid but, does it have something to do with people who weren't elected but had to fill in when the pres. died? Nope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soph the vet Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 I think Pres. Obama also made a reference to "44 times that our peaceful transition of power" had taken place. Only 43 really. Our first president under the Constitution did not take the position "peacefully" from what I recall of the Revolution. Unless he was referring to tranferring from the fourteenth president under the Articles of Confederation to the first under the Constitution. But I am splitting hairs here I suppose:tongue_smilie:. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted January 21, 2009 Author Share Posted January 21, 2009 I think Pres. Obama also made a reference to "44 times that our peaceful transition of power" had taken place. Only 43 really. Our first president under the Constitution did not take the position "peacefully" from what I recall of the Revolution. Unless he was referring to tranferring from the fourteenth president under the Articles of Confederation to the first under the Constitution. But I am splitting hairs here I suppose:tongue_smilie:. Splitting hairs it what is thread is all about :D:D:D You Soph the Vet get an A+!!! Well done :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celly B Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 My dh immediately caught this error in the speech as we were listening to it. He quizzed me about why 44 presidents' having taking the oath was incorrect. I had no clue, but then he informed me that Grover Cleveland had two non-consecutive terms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherryblossom Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soph the vet Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Splitting hairs it what is thread is all about :D:D:D You Soph the Vet get an A+!!! Well done :001_smile: Thanks, Bill, just the affirmation I need in the middle of January in Minnesota during "burnout" season!:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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