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

President Trump didn't place his hand on a Bible when he took his oath of office on Jan. 20, 2025. He’s not the first ...

On the afternoon of April 30, 1789, George Washington was sworn in as the first president of the United States. Since Washington took his oath of office, Inauguration Day has continued to be an ...

Some presidents did not use a Bible to take the oath of office, including Theodore Roosevelt, who did not use anything when he was sworn into office in 1901, and John Quincy Adams, who chose a legal ...

According to the U.S. Department of State, in 1789 George Washington began the tradition of taking the oath with a hand on ...

The swearing-in of a new president is one of the most treasured rituals in American politics. And it’s one that, a ...

The only constitutionally mandated event on Inauguration Day is for the president-elect to take the oath of office. But on ...

Ahead of Donald Trump's second inauguration, take a look back at the transition of presidential power throughout U.S. history ...

The inauguration of the president hasn't always happened in Washington — or in January. Here's how inaugurations have changed ...

A combination of harsh weather and delay in individual states choosing electors pushed the inauguration to April 30, 1789. At ...

Chief Justice John Roberts will administer the constitutionally mandated 35-word oath to President-elect Donald Trump.