“How do you like our new Constitution?” Thomas Jefferson wrote to John Adams in mid-November 1787. Jefferson mostly wanted to ...

Our 47th president takes the oath of office on Monday, and in his declarations about wanting to acquire Greenland and ...

Thomas Jefferson’s inauguration on March 4, 1801, marked the first time a president was sworn in at the newly established ...

Data show that recent presidents especially have started their terms with unifying language. Words like "together," "us," ...

From historic Bibles to the leading role of the country's chief justice, Inauguration Day has been filled with traditions.

President-elect Donald Trump's will be sworn in under the Capitol Rotunda, rather than outside. But he's not the only ...

On the eve of Trump’s second inaugural address, Americans wonder whether he will follow the path of Jefferson and Lincoln ...

For decades, Americans have gathered at the Capitol Building in Washington D.C. to watch the inauguration of the incoming president, with some noteworthy exceptions.

Donald Trump will be inaugurated on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. It’s an occurrence that would’ve seemed doubly implausible in ...

Op-ed President George Washington took the very first oath of office as the nation's Commander-in-Chief on April 27, 1789, ...

The only constitutionally mandated event on Inauguration Day is for the president-elect to take the oath of office. But on ...

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio is receiving a warm welcome at his confirmation hearing to become secretary of State.