The inauguration of a new U.S. President is a day of pomp and ceremony, of solemn oaths and dignified celebrations. But ...

Adams skipped Thomas Jefferson’s inauguration ceremony in 1801 amidst political tensions in the U.S. at the time and following the death of his 30-year-old son, Charles, according to TIME Magazine.

Typically, an outgoing president is in attendance at the next president’s inauguration ceremony. This tradition initially ...

President Joe Biden claimed in a December 2024 interview that the president-elect was the first U.S. president to "ever avoid an inauguration." ...

Typically, an outgoing president is in attendance at the next president’s inauguration ceremony. This tradition initially began in 1837, when Andrew Jackson attended the inauguration of Martin ...