One thing we saw lots of this week as power switched from one political party to the other was presidential pardons.

Trump and Nixon are far from the only presidents to rake in money for inaugurations. Twelve years after Nixon's $4 million ceremony, Ronald Reagan set a record with a $20 million swearing-in that featured more elaborate celebrations, according to ethics watchdog Public Citizen.

Nixon died of a stroke in 1994, surviving Pat by exactly 10 months. He and his wife are buried side by side on the grounds of his childhood home. His gravestone is a simple black slab, the words from his inauguration speech carved in gold:

The American flag sitting atop of the White House was lowered to half-staff following Donald Trump's inauguration to honor the late former President Jimmy Carter. According to U.S. flag code, 'all federal buildings,

Even Richard Nixon was honorable enough that he ordered the flag at half-staff for his own inauguration. Not Trump.

The practice of China lending pandas to other nations began in the 7th century. Here's why this sign of international good will was revived.

The relationship between the press and the presidency has always been messy. From Thomas Jefferson’s praise of newspapers as the backbone of democracy to Richard Nixon’s declaration that “the

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This, experts say, allows Trump to embrace corporate and individual gifts in a more brazen way that mirrors another president he has been compared to — Richard Nixon. While nearly half a century ...

It was Sept. 6, 1960. The Gate City was one of many stops for John F. Kennedy during the Western states tour of his presidential campaign. Accompanying him during his visit was Idaho’s U.S. Senator, Frank Church, who’d nominated Kennedy at the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles two months earlier.

After more than 50 years, Doug and Emmy Jo have felt the love connecting with viewers and even making convention appearances including the San Diego Comic-Con in 2023. We sat down with the two to reminisce about the making of New Zoo Revue and why it still resonates today.

Friday's debut of new pandas at the National Zoo in D.C. is the latest chapter in a long tale of "panda diplomacy" between China and the rest of the world.