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

Lindsay Chervinsky, executive director of the George Washington Presidential Library, joins CBS News to discuss some of the ...

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Donald Trump enters his second presidency, as he did his first, pledging to wield executive power in novel and aggressive ...

The president-elect returned to Washington over the weekend, holding a rally for supporters. Follow along for the latest ...

With the latest presidential inauguration set to take place in Washington on Monday, Eyewitness News takes a look at where the first one took place: the heart of New York City, more than two centuries ...

Thomas Jefferson’s inauguration on March 4, 1801, marked the first time a president was sworn in at the newly established ...

The true test of leadership is not in the position, but in the impact you have on others.” — John Quincy Adams Related: ...

Inaugural addresses by modern presidents, including Trump, often outline goals and address current challenges. The impact of these speeches may not be fully realized until years later.

Donald Trump will become the 47th President on Monday. However, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Franklin D. Roosevelt stand out as America's greatest leaders in its 250-year history.

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 ...

The president-elect returned to Washington over the weekend, holding a rally for supporters. Follow along for the latest Monday.