It’s understandable after the blood-soaked war our “First Citizens” just fought and won that — in 1789 — the first law would be one most important to our Founders and those brave “First Citizens.”
The Oath of Office is a promise, commitment or “contract” with the people to defend our Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic.
The goal was to insure that the people who “We the People” choose to govern, promise to keep foreign adversaries out of our country, preserve our freedom and way of life -- and not change it.
On April 30, 1789, George Washington took the oath as the first president of the United States. The oath was administered by Robert R. Livingston, the Chancellor of New York, on a second floor balcony of Federal Hall, above a crowd assembled in the streets to witness this historic event.
“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.”
That auspicious moment marked the birth of the federal government under the Constitution. -- Government Archives
The Great Seal of the United States is a symbol of the country's sovereignty and self-government.
It is used to authenticate the signature of the President and appears on official documents such as proclamations, treaties, and communications from the President to heads of foreign governments.
The Great Seal is a principal national symbol of the United States and depicts the national coat of arms of the United States on its obverse.///