On July 30, 1956, two years after pushing to have the phrase
“under God” inserted into the Pledge of Allegiance, President
Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a law officially declaring “In God
We Trust” to be the nation’s official motto. The law, P.L. 84-140,
also mandated that the phrase be printed on all American
paper currency.
The phrase had been placed on U.S. coins since the Civil War
when, according to the historical association of the United
States Treasury, religious sentiment reached a peak.
Eisenhower’s treasury secretary, George Humphrey, had
suggested adding the phrase to paper currency as well.
George Magoffin Humphrey
(March 8, 1890 – January 20, 1970)
Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower
(October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969)
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