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The Speech and Bible From George Washington’s First Inauguration Made History Many Times Over
The first president created the tradition of giving an inaugural address and swearing the oath of office on a Bible
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In This New Portrait, George Washington Trades His Curls for a Man Bun
The first president turns hipster at a new D.C. restaurant
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Michael Jackson, Donald Trump and Other Famous Americans Who Escaped Brushes With Death
The roads not taken for these 13 lucky souls saved their lives
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A Portrait of Obama in the Final Days of His Presidency
Commissioned for Smithsonian magazine, this painting shows a leader at a crossroads
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We Can Thank Harry Truman for TV Politics
Truman was the first president to regularly appear on television
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Why Do We Play ‘Hail to the Chief’ for the President?
A Scottish rebel features prominently in the anthem
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People Mailed Dimes ‘By The Truck Load’ to FDR’s White House to Cure Polio
He was America’s first and only president with a visible—and known—disability
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The Tradition of Presidential Portraiture, Explained
The transition of office holders includes the official commissioning of the portrait of the outgoing First Lady and President
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Why There’s A 30-Foot Menorah on the National Mall
The tradition of the National Menorah was begun under President Jimmy Carter in 1979
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Celebrate Christmas With the First Voice Ever Broadcast in Space
Eisenhower kicked off the space race with a goodwill wish
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The Suspect, the Prosecutor, and the Unlikely Bond They Forged
New evidence shows that Homer Cummings, who would later be FDR’s attorney general, rescued an innocent man accused of murder
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People Have Spent Years Trying to Diagnose Mary Todd Lincoln From Beyond the Grave
Abraham Lincoln’s wife has been called a “wildcat,” “menstrual” and “bipolar” among other things
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How Trump Tower Takes the Skyscraper Debate to New Heights
The future of urban development takes on a new twist when the president lives among the clouds
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The Electoral College Has Been Divisive Since Day One
It has always had the potential for chaos—one that hasn’t been tapped…yet
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From the Telegram to Twitter, How Presidents Make Contact With Foreign Leaders
Does faster communication cause more problems than it solves?
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Chief Justice, Not President, Was William Howard Taft’s Dream Job
The 27th president arguably left a more lasting mark on the nation as leader of the Supreme Court
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There’s a Department of Government Ethics? What Does it Do?
What is the agency weighing in on the incoming administrations potential conflicts of interest?
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What Happens to Obama’s Social Media Accounts When He Leaves Office?
The White House and National Archives have come up with a strategy to smoothly transition the POTUS Twitter and other communications channels
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Did You Know That the Designs On Some White House China Are Patented?
Two, possibly three, of the 19 china services that have been made for 17 U.S. presidents are covered by design patents
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The Swag and Swagger Behind American Presidential Campaigns
From a coloring book to a painted axe, election ephemera remind us of the hard-fought elections of long ago
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