A sea of onlookers surrounds the east steps of the U.S. Capitol to witness the 2005 swearing-in ceremony of President George W. Bush. Paul Morse/National Archives and Records Administration. George ...

George Washington delivered his first inaugural address before a joint session of Congress in New York City’s Federal Hall on April 30, 1789. Washington, stepping into the newly created role of ...

President Donald Trump gave his inaugural address to a packed Capitol rotunda of family, tech CEOs, prospective Cabinet officials, and members of Congress—in that specific order of importance. Shortly ...

In his second inaugural address, the president reprised dark themes from his first and laid out an expansive policy agenda. By Michael D. Shear Reporting from Washington If his first inaugural address ...

As Callista and I sat in the Rotunda listening to President Trump’s inaugural address, I realized that it was among the most revolutionary inaugural addresses in American history. Mr. Trump will be ...

1937 – Franklin Roosevelt takes the oath of the Presidency for the second time, but for the first time on January 20th. The 20th Amendment changed the date from March 4 to January 20 when it was ...