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 ...

The president harshly criticized the Biden administration during his 2025 inaugural address, while Joe Biden sat just feet ...

The former Obama aides of Pod Save America had a surprising take on President Donald Trump’s inauguration speech, saying Democrats could learn something from Trump’s bizarre address. Instead of the ...

Minnesota was represented at President Donald Trump's inauguration Monday. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., delivered a speech as the new president took the reins. Klobuchar is the Joint Congressional ...

President Donald Trump spent far more of his second inaugural address Monday on nationalism, foreign policy and immigration issues than he did in 2017, referring to Jan. 20 as “liberation day,” while ...

Lincoln’s second inaugural address is one of the most consequential presidential speeches in U.S. history, both for its eloquence and its impact. At only 703 words, it was the third shortest inaugural ...

The inauguration speech President Donald Trump gave Monday was even darker than the 2017 inaugural address in which he promised to put an end to “American carnage” and pledged to revive America ...

When President Bush delivers his inaugural address Thursday, he will contribute to a relatively rare genre: the second inaugural. We look back at... Memorable Second Inaugural Speeches Memorable ...

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 ...

The pressure is on for Barack Obama, orator. History wants something for the ages in his Jan. 20 inaugural speech. Not just pretty words that melt like gumdrops but something that will settle in the ...