The inauguration is really about swearing in the next president, but first ladies throughout history have stolen the show with their inaugural gowns.

The president said Democrats were "all 'giddy' about our magnificent American Flag potentially being at 'half mast' during my ...

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

Mr. Shenkman is the editor of HNN and the author of Presidential Ambition: Gaining Power at Any Cost (HarperCollins). Fun facts about inaugurations past: Weirdest moment: At Harry Truman’s 1949 ...

In 1949, as Harry S Truman prepared for the first presidential inauguration since the end of World War II and the Holocaust and the creation of the state of Israel, he decided to expand a ...

And, so, when former President Harry Truman, with whom he had warred with ... More:Will Kentucky's flags be raised or lowered on Inauguration Day? “In proclaiming the day of mourning, Mr.

22. Calvin Coolidge’s 1925 inauguration was the first to be broadcast nationally by radio. 23. Harry Truman’s 1949 inauguration was the first to be televised. 24. Bill Clinton's 1997 ...

Harry Truman became the first president to have his inauguration broadcast live that year. More than a decade later, John F. Kennedy had his address broadcast in color for the estimated 500,000 ...

Ari Berman is the 10th rabbi to speak during the inauguration ceremony. More have appeared at a prayer breakfast. In 1949, as Harry S Truman prepared for the first presidential inauguration since ...

Sign up for Forwarding the News, the Forward’s morning newsletter with all the news and analysis that matters to American Jews each day. (JTA) — In 1949, as Harry ...

Most new presidents offer grace notes to the wider world. In his 1949 inaugural address, President Harry Truman offered a promise of significant material aid to a war-ravaged international community.