39 words that make a President

On 20 January 2009, President Barack Obama took the oath of office. Here are the previous 13 Presidents taking the famous oath.

To watch the video which includes Obama, see:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYnYdT1CqTc

"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. So help me God"

*4 March 1933; Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt; East Portico, U.S. Capitol; Chief Justice Charles E. Hughes

*12 April 1945; Vice-President Harry S. Truman; Cabinet Room, White House; Chief Justice Harlan F. Stone

*20 January 1949; President Harry S. Truman; East Portico, U.S. Capitol; Chief Justice Frederick M. Vinson

*20 January 1953; General Dwight D. Eisenhower; East Portico, U.S. Capitol; Chief Justice Frederick M. Vinson

*20 January 1961; Senator John F. Kennedy; East Portico, U.S. Capitol; Chief Justice Earl Warren

*22 November 1963; Vice-President Lyndon B. Johnson; Conference room on Air Force One, Love Field, Dallas, Texas; Judge Sarah T. Hughes

*20 January 1969; Vice-President Richard M. Nixon; East Portico, U.S. Capitol; Chief Justice Earl Warren

*9 August 1974; Vice-President Gerald R. Ford; East Room, White House; Chief Justice Warren E. Burger

*20 January 1977; Governor James E. Carter; East Portico, U.S. Capitol; Chief Justice Warren E. Burger

*20 January 1981; Governor Ronald W. Reagan; West Front, U.S. Capitol; Chief Justice Warren E. Burger

*20 January 1989; Vice-President George H. W. Bush; West Front, U.S. Capitol; Chief Justice William Rehnquist

*20 January 1993; Governor William J. Clinton; West Front, U.S. Capitol; Chief Justice William Rehnquist

*20 January 2001; Governor George W. Bush; West Front, U.S. Capitol; Chief Justice William Rehnquist

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[kxx46]

The date on Richard Nixon should be Jan 20 1969. (not 1961).

[Medeasbiggestfan]

Thanks, it has been corrected on the next video (the one which includes Obama).

[rolandoventura]

it's an excellent video. Pls make another one and add President Obama.

[Medeasbiggestfan]

I have! There's a link to it in the video description at the side.

[BigBillyBiff]

Did anyone else pick up a major mistake from this short film. Its right before your eyes. This looks like an A&E short, they put on at end of cable in classroom.

What a horrible blunder..See if you can find it

[Medeasbiggestfan]

If you're talking about the typo on Nixon's year, you're about the 100th person to notice and it's fixed on the next video.

[grumpytosnowwhite]

"I Jawn Fitzgerahld Kennedeh do sahllumleh sweah..." LOL.

It's kinda adorable tho ;)

[UdallIn72]

I also liked how JFK says "sweah"

[Tails137]

President Ford had epic posture. 

[sosterday123]

Nixon looked scard

[CooldudeXXL]

4 words that make a president "Yes sir, Mr. Rockefeller"

[younitehumanity]

Do you guys notice that they are taking the oath for the United States...and not the oath of the United States of America.

[itsinthebag2010xyz]

Cousin It from the Addams family was there, at 8:30!

[daward2]

Technically the oath is 35 words long. "So help me God", the additional 4 words included in your word count, are traditional. The oath, as written in the Constitution, ends with "...preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States." The tradition part came about with George Washington. After the Constitutional oath, Washington added off the cuff "so help me God" and every president since, with prompting from the oath giver, has uttered those additional 4 words.

[MeforPresident32]

Most of these people are trash, especially FDR.

[Tails137]

You just gotta love President Ford's posture.

That's a Yale Law man, right there.

[Irmaherms]

Nice 60 HZ hum with Regan audio

arnt we paying these guys big bucks to do a good job