The best that historians can say is that the oath has ended with "so help me God" at least since Chester Arthur's inauguration in 1881.

VOA: special.2009.01.19

You ask what I am thinking. So help me, God, an immortality of fame.

你问我在想什么，愿上帝帮助我，我想永垂史册。

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So help me God. So help me God. Congratulations.

VOA: special.2009.01.19

The ceremony was held under the pine trees with Stumpy saying the simple works: "I proclaim you Thomas Luck, according to the laws of the United States and the state of California, so help me God."

VOA: special.2009.06.06

More than once, I went down on my knees and asked God to help me decide.

VOA: special.2010.07.22

"And I prayed to God to help me." NHTSA blamed a floor mat, but she blames the electronics and says Toyota dismissed her concerns.

VOA: special.2010.02.26