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

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

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

From historic Bibles to the leading role of the country's chief justice, Inauguration Day has been filled with traditions.

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

On the eve of Trump’s second inaugural address, Americans wonder whether he will follow the path of Jefferson and Lincoln ...

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

President Trump will stand at the podium in a time of deep division and great challenge, somewhat akin to the circumstances that confronted Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln when they assumed the ...

The Cedar Rapids school district earlier this month hosted its first Parent Advisory Team meeting inviting families to give ...

The revolutionary rallying cry 'Common Sense' — challenging authoritarian rule, countering the sway of the wealthy and ...