The Navy will name two future Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers for former presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.
The future USS William J. Clinton (CVN-82) and USS George W. Bush (CVN-83) will be the fifth and sixth vessels respectively of the Gerald R. Ford class, and will each replace an aging Nimitz-class supercarrier as they enter service.
From Richard Nixon to Joe Biden, the educational backgrounds of the last 10 U.S. Presidents reveal a wide range of academic paths. Some pursued degrees in law, business, or political science, while others attended military academies or Ivy League universities.
In his last hours as president, Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons to his family members, Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and others.
Over the years, the First Ladies of the United States have used the opportunity of the inauguration to show off their fashion sense.
Just ten days ago, at Jimmy Carter's state funeral at Washington National Cathedral today, all five living U.S. presidents attended: Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, and Joe Biden. Today, all five men were once again in the same place, as Clinton, Bush, Obama, and Biden attended Trump's inauguration.
Here are seven distinctive aspects about the swearing in of President-elect Donald Trump They include him being the first convicted felon sworn into office, J D Vance being the third-youngest vice
Nixon would have to wait eight years to be sworn in as president, while his losing Democratic opponent — outgoing Vice President Hubert Humphrey — looked on. He was inaugurated a second time after winning reelection in 1972, only to resign after the Watergate scandal.
Trump won the popular vote by the smallest margin of any president since Richard Nixon — for the second time, winning the presidency without winning a majority of votes.
Trump’s favorite immigration chart: Trump displayed a long-debunked chart about migration numbers at the US southern border, calling attention to a red arrow at the bottom — which the chart claims is pointed at a historically low level of illegal immigration at the time Trump left office in 2021.
A. January 1981 was a good time to be a Republican. Ronald Reagan was about to become president after defeating incumbent Jimmy Carter in November, and the GOP controlled the U.S. Senate for the first time since 1955. The new majority leader in that chamber was Tennessee's Howard Baker, a McCallie School graduate and avid Krystal fan.
Joe Biden has pardoned more than 3,000 people during his final days in office. Other presidents have used the power to exonerate friends, family and supporters.