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Show Oath Taken hy I'rriluVnt The Constitution directs that tlio President of the Unilwl States shall take the following oath or alTirma-tion: alTirma-tion: "I do solemnly uwear for affirm) af-firm) that I will faithfully execute the oMlce of President of the United States, and will, to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend de-fend the Constitution of the United States." George Washington, as President, took the following oath: "I do solemnly swear (or afllrrn) that I will support the Constitution of the United States." In place of "protect." W. II. Taft, when he took the oath, used the word "maintain." |