pɹˈɛzɪdənt fɹˈæŋklɪn dˈiː. ɹˈoʊzəvˌɛlt ɪnvˈɜːɾᵻd ðə plˈɛdʒ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈoːɹ, stˈeɪɾɪŋ ðæt hiː fˈɛlt ˈɑːblᵻɡˌeɪɾᵻd tə sˈɜːv ɪf nˈɑːmᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd: "ɪf ðə pˈiːpəl kəmˈænd mˌiː tə kəntˈɪnjuː ɪn ðɪs ˈɑːfɪs ænd ɪn ðɪs wˈɔːɹ, aɪ hæv æz lˈɪɾəl ɹˈaɪt tə wɪθdɹˈɔː æz ðə sˈoʊldʒɚ hɐz tə lˈiːv hɪz pˈoʊst ɪnðə lˈaɪn."
President Franklin D. Roosevelt inverted the pledge in 1944, stating that he felt obligated to serve if nominated: "If the people command me to continue in this office and in this war, I have as little right to withdraw as the soldier has to leave his post in the line."