The first Inauguration Day was on April 30, 1789, when George Washington took the oath of office in New York City as the first president of the United States. For many years, Inauguration Day was ...

Section 1. The terms of the President and the Vice President shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the terms of Senators and Representatives at noon on the 3d day of January, of the ...

The gap between election and inauguration is much shorter now than it used to be, thanks to the 20th Amendment of the Constitution. That amendment – nicknamed the "Lame Duck Amendment ...