Revisiting Dwight Eisenhower’s 1953 inauguration, from the vantage point of George W. Bush’s 2001 inauguration.

We observe today not a victory of party but a celebration of freedom,” Kennedy began his inaugural address on Jan. 20, 1961, “symbolizing an end as well as a beginning … for I have sworn before you and Almighty God the same solemn oath our forebears prescribed nearly a century and three-quarters ago.

In response, Eisenhower launched America’s largest mass deportation in 1954, named with a racist slur: “ Operation Wetback .” The operation was led by Border Patrol head Harlon B. Carter, who, as a teenager in 1931, was found guilty of murdering a 15-year-old Hispanic boy (the conviction was later thrown out on a technicality).

In January 1981, Jimmy Carter nodded politely toward Ronald Reagan as the new Republican ... at the two inaugurations of Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower. Cleveland, the sitting Democratic ...

Seeking heaven’s help for the nation’s leader does not mean that you endorse everything he says and does, writes Thomas Reese.

The worst weather for an inaugural came in March 1909, when 10 inches of snow forced William H. Taft to move indoors to be sworn in.

Tim Carmody writes for DeepLearning.AI and was a film and literature adjunct professor at the University of Pennsylvania. Even after he’d established himself as a brilliant filmmaker and left his hometown far behind, David Lynch described himself as “Eagle Scout, Missoula, Montana.”

Joe Biden, Andrew Johnson, Franklin D. Roosevelt stand out as James Garfield, William Harrison granted no clemencies - Anadolu Ajansı

Before Joseph R. Biden Jr. was sworn in 2021, Donald J. Trump held the record for the country’s oldest commander in chief. He reclaimed the record on Monday.

Praying for the president does not mean that you endorse everything he says and does. Prayer means that you are asking God to direct him to paths of justice and peace, to give him the wisdom necessary to do his job. You are asking God to help him fulfill his oath of office and seek the common good.

Donald Trump became the 47th American president on Monday, but the oath of office itself has been administered 73 times before to the 46 preceding chief executives.

Trump reclaimed the title on Monday when he became the 47th president. He is also 78, but five months and six days older than Biden was on his inauguration. During the election, age became a key issue for Biden, who is 82. Last summer, he faced calls to withdraw from the race because of his age following a faltering debate performance.