On the afternoon of April 30, 1789, George Washington was sworn in as the first president of the United States. Since Washington took his oath of office, Inauguration Day has continued to be an ...

WASHINGTON -- Not all presidential transitions are hotly contested or controversial. President Donald Trump will be the first president in 150 years not to attend the inauguration of his successor.

In the 19th century, relic hunters paid high prices for a piece of “Washingtonia” — slices of wood from the first president’s Mount Vernon home, letters, scraps of clothing and even snips of his hair.

A 246-year-old piece of national history came to Waco for the first time Thursday morning — the Bible used to swear President George Washington into office. The Bible was brought to Tennyson Middle ...

The former presidents shared a playful moment at the Capitol Rotunda during the inauguration Former President Barack Obama ...