Although these offices have been held by military veterans from George Washington and Thomas Jefferson (Vice President to John Adams before becoming President) to George W. Bush and George H. W. Bush ...

"[T]he right to religious freedom is protected by the people for everybody," said Vice President Vance. "Whether you're a ...

John Adams was the first president to take the oath from the chief justice in 1797. Not every president has been sworn in by the chief justice, however. In 1923, Calvin Coolidge was vice president ...

While the president pro tempore of the Senate administered the oath to early vice presidents like John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr, modern vice presidents typically choose personal friends ...

Politics doesn't just unfold in documents and legislation—it also takes shape off the record in social environments.

The names honored the incumbent sixth President John Quincy Adams, son of Abigail and John Adams, the second president. John Adams signed the Declaration of Independence, drafted principally by ...