[undecipherable words] [unknown]: Would you step in?
[undecipherable words] John G. Roberts: I don't have my Bible. Barack Obama: That's ok. Legally it's still binding. [undecipherable words]
[undecipherable words] Roberts: Are you prepared to take the oath? Obama: I am. And we're going to do it very slowly. Roberts: I, Barack Hussein Obama, do solemnly swear... Obama: I, Barack Hussein Obama, do solemnly swear... Roberts: ...that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States... Obama: ...that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States... Roberts: ...and will to the best of my ability... Obama: ...and will to the best of my ability... Roberts: ...preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. Obama: ...preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. Roberts: So help you God? Obama: So help me God. Roberts: Congratulations again. Obama: Thank you, sir.
[laughing, clapping, undecipherable words] Obama: There you go. [unknown]: [undecipherable words]...there's twelve more balls, and.
[laughing] [unknown]: Alright guests. [unknown]: Thank you. [unknown]: Thank you. [unknown]: Thank you. [unknown]: Thank you [undecipherable words]. [unknown]: Thank you. [unknown]: Thanks.
Summary
DescriptionPresident Obama Re-Takes Oath.ogg
English: The full audio recording of Barack Obama and Chief JusticeJohn G. Roberts as Obama retakes takes the Oath of office of the President of the United States as the forty-fourthPresident of the United States at 19:35 EST, January 21, 2009 (00:35 UTC, January 22, 2009). Roberts recited the oath, "I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States and will to best of my ability preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States." A day earlier, during the inauguration, Roberts had incorrectly stated the oath which caused Obama to also stumble on his lines.
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