No, actually it was Chief Justice Roberts who read the oath incorrectly, causing the problem. That is why the next day, the oath was re-administered, just to be on the safe side.
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Michelle Obama
Traditionally, the Chief Justice of the United States administers the Oath of Office to the president-elect. For Barack Obama's inauguration, Chief Justice John Roberts administered the oath of office to the president-elect, Barack Obama.
The oath of office is administered by the chief justice, usually at the inauguration ceremony in Washington DC.
January 20, 2009
January 20th.
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court John Roberts
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Barack Obama's oath mess up wasn't his fault, the person reading the oath read for too long. So when he read too much for the oath of america, made Obama stumble in his speech, resulting that the speech mess up wasn't his fault. After all of that they had to re-do the oath because the reader mess-up
The Oath of Office was administered by the Chief Justice of the United States, John G. Roberts.
The ceremony begins at 10:30 CST, so President Obama will be sworn in at approximately 11:00 A.M. CST.
The Oath of Office for the President of the United States is traditionally given on the steps of the US Capitol Building in Washington DC.