Iconic inaugural speeches still resonate today
Former Assistant Secretary of State Robert Charles revisits the inaugural messages of Ronald Reagan, Franklin D. Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy on Trump's inauguration day.
Trump says he will quickly release JFK, Robert Kennedy, MLK assassination files
Trump vows to release JFK, RFK and MLK assassination files in massive transparency push
Trump vows to declassify government files on JFK, RFK, MLK assassinations
1985 was the last time an inauguration was indoors. Ronald and Nancy Reagan felt they had no choice
Ronald and Nancy Reagan were disappointed, but felt they had no choice. That's what White House Press Secretary Larry Speakes told reporters on Jan. 18, 1985, after the Republican president and first
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Who Is John Barrasso? Senate Republican Who Has Attended Every Inauguration Since 1961
As Donald Trump takes the oath of office, John Barrasso continues his lifelong tradition of honoring the peaceful transfer of power.
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A look at the history of U.S. immigration policies that led to today’s complex system
President Trump has signed several executive orders making sweeping changes to the immigration system. Immigration was one of voters’ top issues in the election, with many supporting Trump’s message that the current system is broken.
Photos show how the White House's decor has changed over the years
President Donald Trump redecorated the Oval Office with many of the same artifacts from his first White House term.
Which were the coldest Inauguration Days in US history?
On Monday, freezing temperatures in Washington D.C. prompted organizers to move President Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony inside the Capitol Rotunda for the first time since 1985.
From Beyoncé to Lady Gaga, who else sang the national anthem at presidential inaugurations?
President-elect Donald Trump selected opera tenor Christopher Macchio to perform the national anthem at the inauguration. Here's a list of some singers at previous presidential inaugurations.
Trump inauguration live: Trump prepares day one executive orders including ending birthright citizenship and ‘Gulf of America’
Trump will become the first president since Grover Cleveland to enter the White House for a non-consecutive second term, with the ceremony driven indoors for the first time since Ronald Reagan ’s second inauguration in 1985 by the punishing sub-zero temperatures currently blasting Washington DC.
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Trump's inauguration will be held inside. What to know if you're traveling to Washington
The decision to move Monday's swearing-in means thousands of people with plans to visit Washington won't be able to see President-elect Donald Trump's second inauguration in person.
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These are the coldest US presidential Inauguration Days on record
Chilly temperatures pushed President-elect Donald Trump's second inauguration indoors, a rare but not unprecedented move.
"Does he fear small crowds?": Trump moves inauguration indoors due to "arctic blast" forecast
In his statement, Trump addressed two obsessions of the MAGA movement: Ronald Reagan and crowd sizes. The incoming president noted that Reagan was sworn in inside the Capitol in 1985, at that moment becoming the oldest president to be inaugurated. That record was eventually bested by Joe Biden in 2021. It will again be broken by Trump next week.