A president’s inauguration is a historic day, where scores of Americans travel across the country to see their new president get sworn in and give their first speech as commander in chief.

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

Donald Trump's first inaugural address was the shortest in decades, but was no where near the shortest speech.

Donald Trump's first inaugural address was the shortest in decades, but was no where near the shortest speech.

WASHINGTON – March 4, 1841 ... presidential inauguration ceremonies in American history and are blamed for the demise of President William Henry Harrison, who served the shortest presidency in ...

President William Henry Harrison (Whig), who died a month into his presidency ... For a full list of the President Bush's nominees, see: Federal judges nominated by George W. Bush. For archived ...

George Washington’s 1789 inauguration suit coat is now on display at Mount Vernon. Our first President was intentional with ...

For a limited time, George Washington’s inaugural ... wrote of its offerings in a letter to Henry Knox. The suit itself was made at Mount Vernon by Mr. Washington’s personal tailor, the ...

On the afternoon of April 30, 1789, George Washington was sworn in as the first president of the United States. Since Washington took his oath of office, Inauguration Day has continued to be an ...

One function of these addresses is to bring the country together. As one political scientist put it, they brim with 'verbal ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Capital team short on experience and playing for the first time since New Year’s Eve faced quite a challenge Thursday night as it welcomed one of the state’s most ...