presidents started swearing on the bible in 1789.
presidents started swearing on the bible in 1789.
when did presidents start swearing on the bible?
1789
by convention, incoming presidents raise their right hand and place the left on a bible or other book while taking the oath of office. in 1789, george washington took the oath of office with an altar bible borrowed from the st. john's lodge no. 1, ancient york masons lodge in new york, and he kissed the bible afterward. subsequent presidents up to and including harry truman, followed suit. dwight eisenhower broke that tradition in 1953 when he said a prayer instead of kissing the bible.
oath of office of the president of the united states
bullet::::- lín-niâ (), lín-niâ--leh () or lín-niâ khah-hó () = short form for kàn lín-niâ (), meaning "fuck your mother".









































bullet::::- sio-kàn () = means having sex, fucking each other, to fuck









































bullet::::- tio̍h kàn () = to get fucked









































bullet::::- hiông-kàn () = expression used in anger, meaning ""go get fucked!""









































bullet::::- khí-kàn () = start scolding someone in vulgarity, start swearing









































bullet::::- kàn kha-tshng () = sodomy, anal or oral sex









































bullet::::- káu-kàn-tūi() = to curse someone being fucked/raped by a dog









































bullet::::- hō͘-káu-kàn-kàn leh () = to curse someone to be fucked by a dog
hokkien profanity