“What are we waiting on? Donald Trump’s face should be on Mount Rushmore. We got the votes in the house. We got the votes in the senate. I know a guy whose gonna sign it named Donald John Trump,” Lewandowski added to a smirking Johnson.

The only constitutionally mandated event on Inauguration Day is for the president-elect to take the oath of office. But on the first Inauguration Day, in 1789, George Washington did something else. He gave a speech . Every president since has followed his example and delivered an inaugural address as part of the national celebration.

Trump will stand at the podium in a time of deep division and great challenge, somewhat akin to the circumstances that confronted Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln when they assumed the reins ...

When Donald Trump assumes office on Jan. 20 as the 47th president of the United States, he will mark the solemn occasion with an inaugural address which, while not required

Thomas Jefferson’s inauguration on March 4, 1801, marked the first time a president was sworn in at the newly established capital of Washington, DC. It has since become the permanent stage for presidential inaugurations, symbolising the central seat of American democracy.

President Trump decorated the Oval Office with a collage of family photos and other personal effects that were on full display during his first day back in the White House.

One function of these addresses is to bring the country together. As one political scientist put it, they brim with 'verbal tokens of unity.'

There's no place like home. And for Donald Trump, home is back in the White House after four tumultuous years. "What a great feeling," Trump told reporters when

Despite social media attention, the Constitution protects freedom of religion. So putting a hand on a Bible, or even using one at all, isn't required.

After Joe Biden took office in 2021, reports emerged that he had removed the Diet Coke button from the presidential desk. However, with Trump back in the Oval Office, the button has returned to its rightful place, a symbol of his long-standing devotion to the soda.

His was, no doubt, the most accomplished presidency in the 64 years between George Washington’s and Abraham Lincoln’s. And where Washington and Lincoln had arrived at moments freighted with destiny and danger, Polk achieved all he did not in response to a crisis, but by his own stubborn determination.

From connoisseurs to more private drinkers, plenty of US presidents have enjoyed a glass (or more) of wine over the years. These are some of their favorites.