On Sunday, February 7, 1954 President Dwight David Eisenhower (34th President) gave a radio address that emphasized the importance of godliness and spirituality in American history. “Out of faith in God, and through faith in themselves as His children, our forefathers designed and built the Republic.” Eisenhower insisted that “The one unifying feature of the American experience was faith.” It was two years after this speech on July 30, 1956 that Eisenhower signed a law declaring “In God We Trust” to be the nation’s official motto.
Individuals are able to donate a framed item that includes our National Motto to one of Ohio’s 614 public school districts of their choice and that district is required to put the item with our National Motto in their auditorium, Cafeteria or a School Room. Based on this unique Ohio Law, you can help put God back in Ohio’s School Rooms.