Which president had the longest inaugural address? Which has been sworn in the most? Which ended the ceremony’s top-hat ...

Monday’s change of Oval Office occupants is a ritual full of traditions and customs. One of the more modern ones began in 1989, when Ronald Reagan left a note for George H.W. Bush on stationery with a ...

Revisiting Dwight Eisenhower’s 1953 inauguration, from the vantage point of George W. Bush’s 2001 inauguration.

Every four years, between 73 and 79 days after the presidential election, Inauguration Day takes place. It’s a time when the ...

Some presidents did not use a Bible to take the oath of office, including Theodore Roosevelt, who did not use anything when ...

Patrick Healy, the deputy Opinion editor, hosted an online conversation with the Times Opinion columnists David Brooks, Ross ...

This will mark the first time that a president who has received a letter from an outgoing president may well be writing a ...

A look at the history of presidential letters and whether President Biden will continue the tradition by writing a note for ...

This year, Inauguration Day falls on Monday, Jan. 20. In honor of the day, you’ll find a collection of stirring Inauguration ...

For a full list of the President Bush's nominees, see: Federal judges nominated by George W. Bush. For archived information from ... He nominated one justice to the Supreme Court: John Campbell. For a ...