From connoisseurs to more private drinkers, plenty of US presidents have enjoyed a glass (or more) of wine over the years.

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

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

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

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.

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 painted a dark vision of the consequences of America’s “unbalanced relationship” with China.