When Abraham Lincoln was preparing his speech for his second inaugural in 1865, historians think he cut the sentences and ...

I hope Donald Trump exudes optimism and hope. I hope that our 47th president will be good-humored in another 'morning in ...

Donald Trump's oath-taking ceremony to be presided over by the Chief Justice of the United States will commence in a few ...

It is unlikely that anyone watching Monday’s presidential inaugural will spend much time thinking about the changing of the ...

Harry Jaffa suggested that Americans should adopt a “civil religion,” with Lincoln as a quasi-divine figure. This, of course, ...

When Donald Trump took the Oath of Office for the second time to become the 47th President, he had his hand on two books, a ...

The president-elect eschewed the star-spangled “Trump Bible” in favor of volumes with personal and national history.

Trump became president moments after noon, taking the oath read by Chief Justice John Roberts. Trump was joined by his wife ...

Visitors participated in a number of activities, such as a scavenger hunt, and a special viewing of Dr. King's famous "I have ...

Some of the most memorable lines in American history have come from inaugural addresses, but our greatest presidents did more ...