At least three modern presidents have reconfirmed the value of this motto. President Truman stated October 30, 1949:
At least three modern presidents have reconfirmed the value of this motto. President Truman stated October 30, 1949:
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:When the U.S. was established ... the motto was IN GOD WE TRUST. That is still our motto and we still place our firm trust in God.
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:When the U.S. was established ... The motto then was ‘In God We Trust.’ That is still our motto and we, as a people, still place our firm trust in God.” <ref>Federer, William J. ''Treasury of Presidential Quotations'' Amerisearch, Inc. 2004. Page 288. Quoting Harry S. Truman’s Radio Address of October 30, 1949 [http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/biography/Newton.html]</ref>
President John F. Kennedy declared on February 9, 1961:
President John F. Kennedy declared on February 9, 1961: