George Washington delivered his first inaugural address before a joint session of Congress in New York City’s Federal Hall on April 30, 1789. Washington, stepping into the newly created role of ...

A sea of onlookers surrounds the east steps of the U.S. Capitol to witness the 2005 swearing-in ceremony of President George W. Bush. Paul Morse/National Archives and Records Administration. George ...

President Donald Trump gave his inaugural address to a packed Capitol rotunda of family, tech CEOs, prospective Cabinet officials, and members of Congress—in that specific order of importance. Shortly ...

As Callista and I sat in the Rotunda listening to President Trump’s inaugural address, I realized that it was among the most revolutionary inaugural addresses in American history. Mr. Trump will be ...