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 ...

But in one place the drafters of the Constitution wrote word for word what governance would look like under the newly constituted United States: the president’s oath of office. “I do solemnly ...

Those four little words are not in the Constitution, but for many Americans, the phrase has been a part of the oath ever since George Washington ... Pledge of Allegiance (United States Government ...

Before there was a United States of America, officials in the American colonies swore an oath of allegiance to the King of England. Leading up to George Washington’s first inauguration in 1789, ...

President Donald Trump took his oath of office on his inauguration, becoming the 47th president of the United States. However ... events to take place before a president can take office. George ...

A select number of presidents have not sworn on the Bible, which was more common in earlier chapters of American history when specific rules and traditions weren’t as entrenched as they are today.

WASHINGTON — On January 20, Donald Trump will take the oath of ... of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that ...

On April 30, 1789, the United States' first president George Washington placed his hand upon a bible and publicly swore an oath. He then delivered an inaugural address to Congress. The U.S ...