United States national motto has not ruled on the issue. United States national motto The modern motto of the United States of America, as established in a 1956 law signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, is "In God We Trust". The phrase first appeared on U.S. coins in 1864. The 1956 law was the first establishment of an official motto for the country, although E Pluribus Unum ("from many, one") was adopted by an Act of Congress in 1782 as the motto for the Seal of the United States and has been used on coins and paper money since 1795. A phrase similar to
1956 United States presidential election in Oregon candidate. 1956 United States presidential election in Oregon The 1956 United States presidential election in Oregon took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the 1956 United States presidential election. Oregon voters chose six representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Oregon was won by incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R–Pennsylvania), running with Vice President Richard Nixon, with 55.25% of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (D–Illinois), running with Senator Estes Kefauver, with 44.75% of the popular vote. , this is the last election in which Clatsop County voted for a Republican