This tradition initially began in 1837, when Andrew Jackson attended the inauguration of Martin Van Buren, a Troy University article explains. In 1801, John Adams became the first president to ...

Martin Van Buren also did not attend his successor’s inauguration, although the reasons are not clear. Because he served two non-consecutive terms, Grover Cleveland had the double indignity of ...

"Hail to the Chief" made its inaugural debut March 4, 1837, when Martin Van Buren took his oath of office ... Who plays "Hail to the Chief" at the inauguration? "The President's Own" U.S. Marine ...

When Martin Van Buren arrived in Washington to be sworn in as a senator in 1821, he told a friend he planned to “build up a party” for himself. It was an odd time to be party-mongering ...