tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post75349675853322946..comments2024-03-28T10:44:30.518-06:00Comments on American Creation: Kenneth C. Davis Hi-Lites a GW Fashion StatementBrad Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17669677047039491864noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post-23018353058774645602014-05-15T15:10:22.459-06:002014-05-15T15:10:22.459-06:00K.C. Davis got it wrong about GW having kissed the...K.C. Davis got it wrong about GW having kissed the Bible.<br />It's safe to say that Washington did kiss the Bible. For one thing GW's kissing the Bible was reported in the contemporary press (see <a href="http://raglinen.com/2010/08/27/griswolds-only-eyewitness-account-of-george-washingtons-1789-inauguration/" rel="nofollow"><b>here</b></a>). <br />Secondly, when New York State Chancellor Robert Livingston administered the presidential oath he did so in a fashion that met the requirements prescribed by New York State statute, so that the oath taker would hold his hand on a bible during recitation of the oath, and kiss it on completion (see <a href="http://tinyurl.com/1778NYS-OathStatute" rel="nofollow"><b>here</b></a>).Ray Sollerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07950061062767093373noreply@blogger.com