Oath of Office Administered by Chief Justice William Rehnquist

CHIEF JUSTICE WILLIAM REHNQUIST: Will you raise your right hand Mr. President, and repeat after me?

I, George Walker Bush...

PRESIDENT BUSH: I, George Walker Bush...

REHNQUIST: ...do solemnly swear...

BUSH: ...do solemnly swear...

REHNQUIST: ...that I will faithfully execute...

BUSH: ...that I will faithfully execute...

REHNQUIST: ...the office of President of the United States...

BUSH: ...the office of President of the United States...

REHNQUIST: ...and will to the best of my ability...

BUSH: ...and will to the best of my ability...

REHNQUIST: ...preserve, protect, and defend...

BUSH: ...preserve, protect, and defend...

REHNQUIST: ...the Constitution of the United States.

BUSH: ...the Constitution of the United States.

REHNQUIST: So help me God.

BUSH: So help me God.