This is the third time a president has been sworn in on the federal holiday honoring the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

John Quincy Adams used a law text for his 1825 inauguration. And, sworn in aboard Air Force One after John Kennedy ... of the United States,” the former vice president wrote in a post on ...

From historic Bibles to the leading role of the country's chief justice, Inauguration Day has been filled with traditions.

During the inauguration, the president-elect recites the following oath: I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will ...

President-elect Donald Trump selected opera tenor Christopher Macchio to perform the national anthem at the inauguration.

President William Henry Harrison delivered his inaugural address on a bitterly cold day in March 1841. He refused to wear a ...

Donald Trump will be only the second U.S. president after Grover Cleveland to serve two nonconsecutive terms after he takes ...