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

Wide view of the east portico of the Capitol during the inauguration of president Jimmy Carter on January 20, 1977. Singer Lady Gaga performs the U.S. national anthem at a ceremony marked by strict ...

Donald Trump will succeed Joe Biden as the 47th U.S. President on Jan. 20, 2025, becoming the second to serve non-consecutive ...

Monday’s change of Oval Office occupants is a ritual full of traditions and customs. One of the more modern ones began in 1989, when Ronald Reagan left a note for George H.W. Bush on stationery with a ...

Revisiting Dwight Eisenhower’s 1953 inauguration, from the vantage point of George W. Bush’s 2001 inauguration.

The true test of leadership is not in the position, but in the impact you have on others.” — John Quincy Adams Related: ...

Today' host Jenna Bush Hager spoke exclusively to PEOPLE about her latest endeavor: her own book imprint called Thousand ...