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...read in TIME March 11, page 10, first column, fourth paragraph, that Mr. Coolidge without rising from his seat, reached up and gave President Hoover a congratulatory squeeze. This was immediately after the oath of office...
From where he sat at the inaugural TIME'S correspondent would have taken oath that Mr. Coolidge shook without rising. The photographic record proves otherwise. To TIME'S correspondent a reprimand for not posting himself better and to Mr. Coolidge a full sincere apology...
...March 4, shortly after noon, Helen Terwilliger, 13, sat comfortably in her eighth grade U. S. history class in the Walden, N. Y., public school. She was primed for what she was about to hear over the radio. She had memorized the Presidential oath, as prescribed by the Constitution, and was positive it ended with the words: "Preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States...
...appointive officials hold office until their successor is appointed and qualifies by taking the oath of office, unless there is a specific law to the contrary. In the case of the Postmaster General there is such a law-he must be reappointed and confirmed every four years even if the same administration continues in office. †As late as last September (TIME, Sept. 17) Mr. Mellon declared that although he had once owned stock in a distillery, the company had ceased manufacturing three years before prohibition came into effect and he had disposed of the stock before becoming Secretary...
...Chief Justice began the Presidential oath-he knew it well; he swore it once himself. "You, Herbert Hoover, you do solemnly swear that you will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States and will, to the best of your ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States...