A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On March 4, 1801, Thomas Jefferson became the first president to be inaugurated in Washington, D.C. One hundred ...

I am certain that my fellow Americans expect that on my induction into the Presidency I will address them with a candor and a decision which the present situation of our Nation impels. This is ...

I am certain that my fellow Americans expect that on my induction into the Presidency I will address them with a candor and a decision which the present situation of our Nation impels. This is ...

While Franklin D. Roosevelt continued the tradition of an outdoor ceremony for his historic fourth inauguration in 1945, it was not held at the Capitol but instead on the South Portico of the ...

The Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site, located at the Wilcox House where Roosevelt was sworn in as President in 1901, holds Vintage Game Nights the fifth Tuesday of every month that has five Tuesdays.

The Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site will be displaying rarely seen artifacts from its collection in a series of “Behind the Scenes” tours that will begin Friday, January 21st. Each of the ...

"Only a foolish optimist can deny the dark realities of the moment," Roosevelt said in his inaugural address. Urging his fellow Americans to lend a helping hand, Roosevelt had the Bible opened to ...

The service, an event held since Franklin D. Roosevelt’s inauguration in 1933, began at 11 a.m. ET and is being broadcast live on the cathedral’s website. The ceremony will feature calls to ...

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 3.7% over the past five trading days, its best performance leading up to Inauguration Day since 1933 when Franklin D. Roosevelt took office. The S&P 500 is ...

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