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

“How do you like our new Constitution?” Thomas Jefferson wrote to John Adams in mid-November 1787. Jefferson mostly wanted to ...

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

Dinner parties in the capital have long been a path to power, but Perle Mesta had her eye on a different prize.

Revisiting Dwight Eisenhower’s 1953 inauguration, from the vantage point of George W. Bush’s 2001 inauguration.

The ceremony, which will be held inside the Capitol Rotunda because of the cold, will cap his remarkable return to the ...

Kennedy Memorial Stadium site has long been a subject of fascination for Washington sports fans who remember its past glories ...

When Charity Adams Earley was sent across seas in 1944, she was faced with a monumental task: Get millions of pieces of mail ...

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 ...

Data show that recent presidents especially have started their terms with unifying language. Words like "together," "us," ...

With the latest presidential inauguration set to take place in Washington on Monday, Eyewitness News takes a look at where ...

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 ...