Inauguration Day, January 20, 2005: President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush lead the inaugural parade from the Capitol, down Pennsylvania Avenue to the White House

Jan 12, 2017 · January 20 first served as Inauguration Day in 1937 when Roosevelt was sworn in for a second term. (On years when January 20 is a Sunday, a private swearing-in ceremony occurs with the...

Jan 19, 2025 · For many years, Inauguration Day was held on March 4. However, the 20th Amendment to the Constitution, ratified in 1933, moved the date to January 20 to reduce the "lame-duck" period...

Jan 20, 2025 · Inauguration Day occurs every four years on January 20 (or January 21 if January 20 falls on a Sunday). The inauguration ceremony takes place at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, DC. The next presidential inauguration is scheduled to be on January 20, 2029.

Jan 20, 2025 · Attendees watch the inauguration of President Donald Trump ahead of the 60th presidential inauguration parade at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025.

Jan 17, 2025 · So in 1933, the 20th Amendment was ratified, changing Inauguration Day to Jan. 20 and the first session of the new Congress to Jan. 3. The first time Inauguration Day took place on Jan. 20 was ...

Jan 21, 2025 · United States presidential inauguration, ceremony during which the president of the United States is sworn into office. It is held on January 20 of the year following a presidential election. Although the day is not a public holiday, many U.S. citizens attend the ceremony and accompanying festivities or watch the events on television or online.

On January 20, 1961, John F. Kennedy distinguished his inaugural ceremony with a poetry reading by fellow New Englander Robert Frost. Blinded by the sun’s glare on the snow-covered Capitol grounds, Frost found himself unable to read the poem he had prepared.

Jan 17, 2025 · At noon on Inauguration Day, January 20, Donald Trump will take the Oath of Office to become the 47th President of the United States. Inauguration Day signifies the peaceful transfer of power in our Republic. Our first president, George Washington, was inaugurated in New York City in April of 1789.

Jan 18, 2025 · Donald Trump's presidential inauguration will take place indoors for the first time in 40 years, since Ronald Reagan's swearing-in ceremony in 1985. Donald Trump will take the oath as the 47th President of the United States on January 20, marking his return to the White House for a second term.