Presidential Inaugurations: Symbolic Gestures
Inaugural ceremonies are huge public events, and both presidents and inaugural planners have recognized their potential for symbolic gestures. James...
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Inaugural ceremonies are huge public events, and both presidents and inaugural planners have recognized their potential for symbolic gestures. James...
George Washington delivered the first inaugural address, invoking God’s guidance, demurring about his qualifications for presidential tasks, and declaring hi...
The peaceful transfer of presidential power from one administration to the next is a hallmark of American democracy. This transition,...
Article II, Section 1 of the Constitution specifies the oath the president takes in assuming the responsibilities of this highest executive...
The Green Room, positioned between the East Room and the Blue Room, is one of the principal parlors of the...
During the Civil War, the fighting at times came so close to the capital that the Lincolns could hear the...
Three key features characterize nearly every presidential inauguration: the oath of office taken by the president at the Capitol, the...
Little in Washington life excites locals more than the first sight of building spectator stands for the upcoming inauguration. The...
Since the second inauguration of Ulysses S. Grant in 1873, inaugural reviewing stands— temporary pavilions built in front of the White Ho...
When Whig opponents chanted “Who is James K. Polk?” throughout the presidential election of 1844, it was more an attempt to infl...
Nearly two decades after his election to the presidency, Thomas Jefferson elaborated on the significance of this triumph to his...
President and Mrs. John Adams were the first occupants of the White House in the nation’s new capital, the Ci...