Two nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, to be constructed "in the years ahead," will carry the names of former President Bill Clinton and former President George W. Bush, the White House announced Monday.
Which president had the longest inaugural address? Which has been sworn in the most? Which ended the ceremony’s top-hat tradition? Here are some tidbits you might not know about Inauguration Day.
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 whimsical bit of advice.
Trump will officially be the oldest person in US history to take the oath of office. He will put his stamp on a second term like no predecessor before.
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Donald Trump will take the oath for his second presidential term Monday. He faces less resistance than he did eight years ago as he prepares for sweeping Day 1 actions.
Exiting the Oval Office brings ex-presidents into one of the world’s most exclusive clubs, with there being just four other living ex-presidents left after former President Jimmy Carter died late last year. Biden, set to join the club in a few days, will still receive pensions and protections from his time in office.
Mired with low approval ratings, the president said this week he believes history will be kinder: “You know, it will take time to feel the full impact of all we’ve done together,” he said in his Oval Office farewell address this week. “But the seeds are planted, and they’ll grow, and they’ll bloom for decades to come.”
Presidential scholars say it's not worth it for Bush to get involved in public spats with Trump and say it will only hurt him in the history books.
She then recalled how her father gave former President Barack Obama a friendly tap on his stomach at former President Jimmy Carter’s state funeral service on Jan. 9, a moment that has since gone viral. Jenna noted that the "man tap" her father gave Obama was too much to handle.
Eleanor Roosevelt posing in the Sally Milgrim gown that she wore to her husband Franklin’s second inaugural festivities in 1937.
Officials told the Daily News that after the Palm Beach resident is sworn in, he will spend more time at Mar-a-Lago than during his first term.