On Monday, President Donald J. Trump spoke more than 2,800 words during his second Inaugural Address. The ceremony was moved ...

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

Ronald Reagan probably didn't realize he was starting a tradition when he wrote a note congratulating his successor and left ...

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

Every president since Ronald Reagan has left a note for his successor, and President Biden is the first to write a letter to ...

President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on January 20 will mark the 60th presidential swearing-in ceremony in United States history.