Your suffrages having elected me to the office of President of the United States, I have, in conformity to the Constitution of our country, taken the oath of office prescribed therein. I have ...

It’s been 152 years since Andrew Johnson decided not to attend the swearing-in of Ulysses S. Grant. Now President Trump will do the same to President-elect Joe Biden.

Trump will become the first outgoing president to refuse to attend the inauguration of his successor since 1869 when President Andrew Johnson stayed in the White House as Ulysses S. Grant was ...

Apparently regretting his pledge for a smooth transition, Trump is not attending Biden’s inauguration, making him the first president since Andrew Johnson snubbed Ulysses S. Grant to do so. Joe ...

On this day 150 years ago, Ulysses S. Grant gave his first inaugural address — a short, plain-spoken statement of intent. Abraham Lincoln’s prized general, and a national hero in his own right ...

President Ulysses S. Grant and his wife, Julia Grant, are illustrated arriving at his inaugural ball in 1869. While Grant's first inauguration went off without a hitch, his second was held in a ...

The country was in rough shape when President Ulysses S. Grant took office in 1869. Some pundits and political scientists have speculated the United States is at risk of another civil war, albeit ...

President Ulysses S. Grant signed a proclamation making Christmas a national holiday on June 24, 1870. The story behind his signing is filled with paradox. The Pilgrims who first came to a new ...

Timeline of Ulysses Grant, from his birth on April 27, 1822, to his death on December 14, 1902.

Grant was sworn into office as president in 1869, and set forth his vision in his first inaugural address. ... Ulysses S. Grant and the American Indians. You Might Also Like.

Ulysses S. Grant’s second inauguration in 1873 was the coldest at 16 degrees, with a wind chill of -15 degrees. Of course, William Henry Harrison’s 1841 inauguration is remembered for being ...