Also, President Chester Arthur took the oath privately following the death of President James Garfield and again two ... some other facts about the oath of office.

Malaria in "Puck" Magazine. Public Domain. After taking the oath of office, the first thing James Garfield did was bend down to kiss his mother Eliza on the cheek. She was the first mother of a ...

had ended their oath of office with “so help me God.” Actually, there is no compelling evidence that any president added “so help me God” before September 1881, when Chester A. Arthur was sworn in ...