Barack Obama launched his presidency before an estimated 1.5 million people on the National Mall on Tuesday with somber yet ...

(CNN) -- Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th president of the United States and the nation's first African-American president Tuesday. This is a transcript of his prepared speech.

Students will join the crowds on the National Mall for President Obama’s second inauguration Monday. In January 1981, Kathleen DePippo (NHS ’84) found her way into one of President Reagan’s inaugural ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The pomp surrounding the inauguration of the president of the United States can carry a hefty price tag, from the glitzy galas to all those inaugural balls. Think of it this way: It ...

From Altoids breaks to friendly belly taps, see some of the most memorable moments caught on camera between the Bushes and Obamas Alexandra Schonfeld is a staff editor at PEOPLE. She has been working ...

The HBO Network will televise Barack Obama’s inaugural kickoff ceremonies at the Lincoln Memorial on Jan. 18. The event will not only be available to just HBO subscribers but to anyone with cable and ...

For President Obama's second inaugural, we're just going through the motions. In advance of Monday’s festivities, the barriers have been erected around Lafayette Square, grandstands assembled up and ...

Obama marks first full day with religious service . Obama takes presidential oath – again . By The Associated Press. May 6, 2016 at 11:24 p.m.