Did roberts make a mistake in the inauguration today, or did Obama forget?
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Roberts was actually the one who made the initial mistake, and then was repeated by Obama. The details are below:
WASHINGTON - Chief Justice John Roberts, swearing in a new president for the first time, flubbed the opening words of the oath of office. President Barack Obama paused then repeated the right words slightly out of order.
The presidential oath comes directly from the Constitution. It says, "I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."
When Roberts administered the oath, he misplaced the word "faithfully."
Obama said, "I, Barack Hussein Obama, do solemnly swear …"
Roberts continued, "that I will execute the office of the President to the United States faithfully…"
Obama paused and then said, "that I will execute…"
Roberts interjected, "faithfully the office of the president of the United States…"
Then, Obama said, "the office of President of the United States faithfully," repeating the chief justice's words.
From there, they got back on track. The new president said he "will to the best of my ability … preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."
Roberts closed with the words, "So help you God."
"So help me God," Obama said.
Those words were not included in the constitutional oath, but they have become part of the presidential tradition. They were believed be uttered by President George Washington in his first inauguration, although historians say there is no documented proof of that.
david.savage@latimes.com
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M$Then, Barack forgets part of the next line and cues Roberts.
Roberts then repeats the sentence differently (the correct version) a second time. “faithfully execute the office of President of the United States.”
Barack repeats it the way Roberts first said it. “execute the office of President of the United States faithfully”
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Yes, but if that was true, why did Obama say the phrase the incorrect way as Roberts had done it the first time instead of the correct way he had practiced?
I don't think Obama forgot the line, he probably has practiced this a few times in the mirror, he nodded as if to give Roberts a 2nd chance to get his lines correct.
http://features.csmonitor.com/politics/2009/01/20/who-botched-the-oath-of-office-%E2%80%93-obama-or-justice-roberts/
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Basically, it came down to the word “faithfully” and where it is mentioned during the oath.
Justice Roberts said, “”I, Barack Hussein Obama, do solemnly swear [pause] that I will execute the Office of the President faithfully.”
The oath is supposed to read, “I, Barack Hussein Obama, do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of the President.”
Cool
How did the president-elect react?
Well, he followed Roberts’s lead for a few words before seeming to realize that Roberts botched it. Ever cool, the president-elect stopped and nodded as if to say, “try again.”
The justice gave it another shot. Obama voiced whatever he could to get Roberts back on track and the ceremony concluded.
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Whenever I heard "president to the United States" come out of Roberts' mouth I couldn't help but cut Obama some slack. I've never heard that expression, and it was obviously not was Obama was expecting to hear either.