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Obama takes oath again after mistake

22 January 2009 09:18 (UTC +04:00)

In the first go-around, Chief Justice John Roberts botched the wording, deviating from the language in the Constitution. Following along, Obama repeated the mistake.
Roberts started reciting -- and Obama repeating -- the 35-word oath that is prescribed by the Constitution. But at one point, Obama paused abruptly after Roberts reversed several words in the oath.
The oath includes the phrase "that I will faithfully execute the office of president of the United States" but Roberts said, "that I will execute the office of president to the United States faithfully."
Obama apparently realized that something was out of order. Roberts then repeated the phrase correctly, but Obama repeated Robertsâ€™ incorrect version. Later, as they shook hands, Roberts -- performing his first inauguration -- appeared to take responsibility for the error.