Donald Trump will become the 47th President on Monday. However, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Franklin D. Roosevelt stand out as America's greatest leaders in its 250-year history.
Washington, D.C., wasn ... at Fort George rang out in a military salute. Later, church bells tolled throughout the city for half an hour. Shortly before the inauguration began, the president-elect traveled from his temporary lodging at Franklin House ...
1789 — A presidential inauguration has taken place every four years since George Washington took the oath of office in New York City in 1789. He established the tradition for a two term limit and Thomas Jefferson institutionalized it. This tradition was followed by subsequent presidents until President Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected four times.
As a result, Washington would be the only president sworn into office outside of Washington, D.C. At sunrise that morning, cannons at Fort George rang ... lodging at Franklin House — which ...
Donald Trump’s early administration moves are accelerating the concentration of executive power at the expense of Congress.
Yet Washington was aware that politics is perception — including the perception of his personal finances. As the national standard-bearer, he knew the public’s trust in the new government would be built through officials acting with integrity.
William E. Leuchtenburg, a prize-winning historian widely admired for his authoritative writings on the U.S. presidency and as the reigning scholar on Franklin Roosevelt and the
From decorations to executive orders, the 47th president has taken an aggressive posture in attempting to remake government.
Jan. 20, Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States. The ceremony was moved indoors to the U.S. Capitol Rotunda due to winter weather conditions. It was the
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump took his second oath of office Jan. 20 as the 47th president of the United States, offering an agenda heavily foreshadowed by his campaign promises. Speaking from inside the U.S. Capitol Rotunda because of the subfreezing temperatures, Trump said, "The golden age of America begins right now."
Military service has not done much if anything for Democrats—Clinton won the nomination against two primary opponents, Bob Kerrey and Doug Wilder, with heroic war records. And then he won the presidency against George H.W. Bush, who enlisted at 18 and survived two close calls in World War II.
Trump relies on many claims debunked during the election campaign.