The presidential inauguration has long been an opportunity for the first lady to make an immediate first impression — and ...

Which president had the longest inaugural address? Which has been sworn in the most? Which ended the ceremony’s top-hat tradition? Here are some tidbits you might not know about Inauguration Day.

After the inaugural ceremony, the outgoing president typically leaves the area by helicopter, a tradition that began when Gerald Ford left the presidency in 1977, according to the joint committee ...

In his speech, Trump vowed to lead a government that "expands our territory," referencing his ambitions to acquire Greenland ...

President McKinley … gave Teddy Roosevelt the money for many of the great things he did, including the Panama Canal, which has foolishly been given to the country of Panama,” ...

Inauguration Day ceremonies will air on major ... since Gerald Ford’s departure in 1977. The new president then heads to the President’s Room off of the Senate Chamber in the U.S. Capitol ...

But Rosalynn Carter, an early adopter of the trend, did not receive the same reception when she recycled her Mary Matise-designed gold-trimmed gown to the inaugural ball in 1977 following Jimmy ...