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 ...

The chief justice of the Supreme Court traditionally reads the oath of office to the incoming president, but the vice president has more flexibility.

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 ...

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 ...