01-22-2009, 09:16 AM
<b>Obama takes presidential oath again after stumble</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->President Obama on Wednesday took the oath of office for a second time â just in case. Â
A day after Obama and Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts flubbed the oath, Roberts administered the oath again, the White House announced Wednesday evening. <b>The oath was administered at about 7:35 p.m.</b>
Obama joked about the matter to pool reporters covering the event.
âWe decided it was so much fun...,â he said as Roberts donned his black robe. Â
âAre you ready to take the oath?" Roberts asked. âI am, and we're going to do it very slowly,â Obama replied. The whole ceremony took 25 seconds.
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A day after Obama and Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts flubbed the oath, Roberts administered the oath again, the White House announced Wednesday evening. <b>The oath was administered at about 7:35 p.m.</b>
Obama joked about the matter to pool reporters covering the event.
âWe decided it was so much fun...,â he said as Roberts donned his black robe. Â
âAre you ready to take the oath?" Roberts asked. âI am, and we're going to do it very slowly,â Obama replied. The whole ceremony took 25 seconds.
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