The weather-driven decision to move Donald Trump’s second inaugural ceremony inside the Capitol reminds us that the road to the White House is paved with traditions that change in intriguing ways ...

President-elect Donald Trump is set to take the oath of office for a second time on Inauguration Day, becoming the first president to do so in nonconsecutive terms since Grover Cleveland. The nation's ...

A president's inauguration is a historic day, where scores of Americans travel across the country to see their new president be sworn in and give their first speech as Commander-in-chief. However, the ...

Presidential inaugurations are by definition historic acts, but when we think of past Inauguration Days there is clearly a hierarchy of historical pop. Who could forget John F. Kennedy's "Ask not what ...

Editor's note: Due to a scheduling change, this segment did not air on Jan. 20, 2025, as planned. As President Donald Trump is sworn in for his second term, Princeton University historian Julian ...