The inaugural parade of 1857, on a March day that was surprisingly warm, celebrated President-elect James Buchanan with something new to Washington parades: floats. There was the “Goddess of ...

The image captured crowds of onlookers standing outside the East Portico of the U.S. Capitol—which was still under construction at the time. The foreground area was actually a stone yard that had been ...

In the aftermath of James Buchanan’s inauguration, America became obsessed ... Special episodes of "Presidential" highlight moments in American and presidential history that are worth revisiting ...

James Buchanan's 1857 inauguration was the first to ... but he removed it for the oath of office and inaugural address. No president since has worn a top hat during their inauguration.

The first photographed Inauguration ceremony took place during President James Buchanan’s swearing-in in 1857. President William McKinley’s Inauguration was the first to be filmed by movie ...

President-elect James Buchanan had no idea what was happening to his body. But political Washington had its suspicions.

On March 4, 1857, James Buchanan was sworn in as the 15th president of the United States, at the first presidential-inauguration ceremony to ever be photographed. John Wood, who worked as the ...