Presidentin virkavala on muodoltaan seuraavanlainen:"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) 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.
prˌesɪdˈentɪn vˌirkavˈala on muodˈoltaːn sˌeuraːvanlˈainen:"ˈiː dˈo solˈemnly svˈear ˈor ˈaffɪrm thˈat ˈiː vˈill faithfˈully ˌeksekˈute thˈe offˈise ˈof presˈident ˈof thˈe unˈited stˈates, ˈand vˈill tˈo thˈe bˈest ˈof mˈy ˌabɪlˈity, presˈerve, prˈotekt ˈand dˈefend thˈe kˌonstɪtutˈion ˈof thˈe unˈited stˈates.