Oath of Office Administered by Chief Justice Earl Warren

CHIEF JUSTICE EARL WARREN: Do you Richard Milhaus Nixon do solemnly swear?

PRESIDENT-ELECT NIXON: I, Richard Milhaus Nixon do solemnly swear...

WARREN: ...that you will faithfully execute the office...

NIXON: ...that I will faithfully execute the office...

WARREN: ...of President of the United States...

NIXON: ...of President of the United States...

WARREN: ...and will to the best of your ability...

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

WARREN: ...preserve, protect, and defend...

NIXON: ...preserve, protect, and defend...

WARREN: ...the Constitution of the United States.

NIXON: ...the Constitution of the United States.

WARREN: So help you God.

NIXON: So help me God.