A year after the national centennial, a long-time member of the House of Representatives and future president of the United States reflected on the development of the American legislature.

President-elect Donald Trump's will be sworn in under the Capitol Rotunda, rather than outside. But he's not the only ...

In 1880, James Garfield traveled to Republican party ... a letter which contained every germ of the Constitution of the United States. [Applause.] That student, soldier, statesman, and great ...

A combination of harsh weather and delay in individual states choosing electors pushed the inauguration to April 30, 1789. At ...