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 ...
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 ...