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 ...

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 ...

The 20th Amendment of the United States Constitution states that a president-elect officially becomes the sitting president at the stroke of noon on January 20th. This is true regardless of ...