The only constitutionally mandated event on Inauguration Day is for the president-elect to take the oath of office. But on the first Inauguration Day, in 1789, George Washington did something else. He gave a speech.

Thomas Jefferson’s inauguration on March 4, 1801, marked the first time a president was sworn in at the newly established capital of Washington, DC. It has since become the permanent stage for presidential inaugurations, symbolising the central seat of American democracy.

When Donald Trump assumes office on Jan. 20 as the 47th president of the United States, he will mark the solemn occasion with an inaugural address which, while not required

1789 — A presidential inauguration has taken place every four years since George Washington took the oath of office in New York City in 1789. He established the tradition for a two term limit and Thomas Jefferson institutionalized it. This tradition was followed by subsequent presidents until President Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected four times.

There's no place like home. And for Donald Trump, home is back in the White House after four tumultuous years. "What a great feeling," Trump told reporters when

Another return to the Oval Office in Trump 2.0 is a sculpture called “The Bronco Buster” by artist Frederic Remington, which sits under the portrait of Jackson.

President Trump decorated the Oval Office with a collage of family photos and other personal effects that were on full display during his first day back in the White House.

Heeding pushback from parents, the Cedar Rapids school district announced Monday it will slow the launch of a new program aimed at better preparing high school students for careers and further education after they graduate.

Despite social media attention, the Constitution protects freedom of religion. So putting a hand on a Bible, or even using one at all, isn't required.

The Cedar Rapids school district earlier this month hosted its first Parent Advisory Team meeting inviting families to give voice in shaping the future of the College & Career Pathways Program.

“How do you like our new Constitution?” Thomas Jefferson wrote to John Adams in mid-November 1787. Jefferson mostly wanted to vent. The two-month-old document left him reeling, especially in its provisions for a new chief executive. The American president, grumbled Jefferson, “seems a bad edition of a Polish king.”

Data show that recent presidents especially have started their terms with unifying language. Words like "together," "us," "America," and "Americans" have all made significant appearances in inaugural addresses since the 1960s.