I do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.

But I will bear true faith and allegiance to the sea that I take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter.

So help me God, so help me God.

So help me God.

Welcome to the oath, I'm Chuck Rosenberg, and I am honored to be your host for a series of compelling conversations with fascinating people from the world of public service.

Today, on the oath, I sit down with Nicole Wallace, who's had a fascinating career at the intersection of journalism, politics and public service, working her way up from a reporter for a small television station in Fargo, North Dakota to become the director of communications for the president of the United States.

George W. Bush, Nicole Wallace, welcome to the oath.

This is so cool.

Really cool for us, thank you for being here.

No, it's so cool that you're doing this.

We'll see.

You know, I learned a little bit about you, just reading and watching some old video clips, and you've had a really interesting sort of career.

I have felt like force comp for a lot of my career.

You know, I keep showing up where the big, big story is, whether it's the recount or Sarah Palin or this Trump story now, I've been really blessed.

Well, we'll talk about some of those, but I wanted to go back to earlier days.

I know you were born in Southern California and grew up in Northern California, a town called Rinda, which I think I once read is one of the friendliest towns in America.

It's really friendly.

According to Forbes magazine.

They usually have it right.

True.

Very friendly, very nice little town.

You know, people grow up thinking, you know, like in a lot of towns, that anything's possible.

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