θˈɜːtiːn jˈɪɹz pɹˈaɪɚ, hiː hæd sˈɪmɪlɚli ɐsˈɜːɾᵻd, "aɪ hˈɪɹbaɪ stˈeɪt, ænd mˈiːn ˈɔːl ðæt aɪ sˈeɪ, ðæt aɪ nˈɛvɚ hɐvbɪn ænd nˈɛvɚ wɪl biː ɐ kˈændᵻdˌeɪt fɔːɹ pɹˈɛzɪdənt; ðæt ɪf nˈɑːmᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd baɪ ˈiːðɚ pˈɑːɹɾi, aɪ ʃˌʊd pɚɹˈɛmptoːɹəli dᵻklˈaɪn; ænd ˈiːvən ɪf juːnˈænɪməsli ᵻlˈɛktᵻd aɪ ʃˌʊd dᵻklˈaɪn tə sˈɜːv."
Thirteen years prior, he had similarly asserted, "I hereby state, and mean all that I say, that I never have been and never will be a candidate for President; that if nominated by either party, I should peremptorily decline; and even if unanimously elected I should decline to serve."