WASHINGTON (AP) — As they filed into the front pews at the National Cathedral, wearing dark suits and mostly solemn faces, five current and former presidents came together for Jimmy Carter ... who sought counsel from Herbert Hoover.

In fact, in the fall of 1975, this was the title, Why Not the Best?, of a bestselling book by a new figure on the national stage: former Georgia Gov. Jimmy Carter.

President Donald Trump outlined his vision for his second presidential term Monday in the longest inaugural speech by word count since Herbert Hoover’s address in 1929. However, Trump’s 2,885-word speech included claims that were inaccurate or misleading on immigration,

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

In response, Roosevelt sent a naval squadron armed with thousands of dollars in gold to bribe Colombian military leaders in Panama to declare independence. The coup took two days. The U.S. extended diplomatic recognition to the new “nation” of Panama and secured the rights to build the canal.

In front of Trump stood a handful of CEOs whose combined wealth topped $1.2 trillion. They and the crypto scammers are the true beneficiaries of Trump’s second term.

One function of these addresses is to bring the country together. As one political scientist put it, they brim with 'verbal tokens of unity.'

The U.S. has a long tradition of defeated presidential candidates sharing the inauguration stage with the people who defeated them, projecting to the world the orderly transfer of power. It’s a practice that Vice President Kamala Harris will resume on Jan. 20 after an eight-year hiatus.

Lawyer and author M. Kelly Tillery imagines here what Donald Trump might say in his inaugural address Monday if the 45th and soon-to-be 47th U.S. president were capable of change.

President-elect Donald Trump moved his inauguration ceremony inside for Monday due to an "Arctic blast." How cold will Florida be?

As part of a torrent of decisions he issued this week hours after taking office, President Donald Trump declared that the name of America’s tallest mountain be changed from Denali to Mount McKinley, and that the Gulf of Mexico be renamed “The Gulf of America.

Presidential inaugurations are by definition historic acts, but when we think of past Inauguration Days there is clearly a hierarchy of historical pop.