Just ten days ago, at Jimmy Carter's state funeral at Washington National Cathedral today, all five living U.S. presidents ...

Ronald Reagan probably didn't realize he was starting a tradition when he wrote a note congratulating his successor and left ...

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 ...

A look at the history of presidential letters and whether President Biden will continue the tradition by writing a note for his predecessor-turned-successor, Donald Trump.