United States national motto the final stanza of "The Star-Spangled Banner". Written in 1814 by Francis Scott Key (and later adopted as the U.S. national anthem on March 3, 1931 by U.S. President Herbert Hoover), the song contains an early reference to a variation of the phrase: "And this be our motto: 'In God is our trust.'" The change from "E Pluribus Unum" to "In God We Trust" was generally considered uncontroversial at the time, given the rising influence of organized religion and pressures of the Cold War era in the 1950s. The 1956 law was one of several legislative actions Congress took 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