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This American President

The Presidents and the Bible, with Carl J. Richard

This American President

This American President

Society & Culture, Education, History

4.6698 Ratings

🗓️ 26 August 2025

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Almost every American president has sworn on the Bible to faithfully execute their duties and uphold the Constitution. But what did our presidents actually think about the Bible? Historian Carl J. Richard has just written a book on that very subject. He joins us to discuss the impact of history's most famous book on history's most powerful office. 

SO HELP US, GOD: AMERICAN PRESIDENTS AND THE BIBLE

https://www.amazon.com/So-Help-Us-God-Presidents/dp/B0DGC6XMHF/

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0:00.0

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1:02.5

And this is a huge program run by the U.S.

1:07.8

semi-Quincentennial Commission, semi-Quincentennial, not a word people here, but you're going to hear

1:12.6

about it a lot because next year is the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

1:20.3

So it's the 250th anniversary of America. And the semi-quincentennial Commission is basically putting on a whole bunch of programs

1:30.0

and initiatives to celebrate that anniversary. This historic milestone is a great opportunity to

1:36.0

pause and reflect on our nation's past, to honor the contributions of all Americans, and to look

1:41.4

ahead toward the future that we want to create for the next generation

1:45.8

of Americans. Just this past July 3rd, thousands of Americans came together at the Iowa

1:51.9

State Fairgrounds for the official kickoff celebration of the America 250 program, starting a year-long

1:59.5

journey to honor our shared history and shape our collective

2:03.0

future. So over the next 12 months, America 250 will engage communities nationwide through

2:08.9

various initiatives and create lasting memories and a renewed commitment to America's future.

2:15.1

And if you go on their website, you'll see the Our American Story Initiative.

2:19.9

It allows you to nominate an unsung American that you know whose story you believe needs to be

2:26.0

shared or preserved for future generations. So if all this sounds great to you, and if you're

2:31.2

interested, make sure you check out their website at America250.org. They have a pretty cool store there so you can buy some patriotic swag.

2:39.8

Make sure you check it out and tell your fellow patriots about it so that we can celebrate

2:45.4

this great nation. So people sometimes say that the two things to avoid in polite conversation are politics and religion.

2:56.1

Well, we have a guest today who just wrote a book that talks about both of those things, politics and religion.

3:03.5

And the book is titled So Help Us God, American Presidents and the Bible.

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