How many people have been president of the United States? History surrenders this secret grudgingly. Several people technically were president, but aren’t considered presidents of the United States.

As President Joe Biden prepares to pass the baton to President-elect Donald Trump, it's unclear if he'll follow the tradition ...

Letters from former presidents left for their successors are photographed Saturday, Jan 18, 2025, in Washington. Every ...

Reagan’s inauguration was the first to be held on the west terrace of the U.S. Capitol, a vantage that planners selected both ...

Washington mourned Jimmy Carter last week at the National Cathedral, which has been a guide for activism in the Trump era ...

George Will writes a twice-weekly column on politics and domestic and foreign affairs. He began his column with The Post in 1974, and he received the Pulitzer Prize for commentary in 1977.

This lesson features several notable examples of historic presidential farewell addresses. The lesson opens with an introductory video clip in which author Andrew Carroll talks about the power and ...

U.S. President Joe Biden is about to have a lot more free time on his hands. Here are some ideas for how he could spend it, ...

As Prince Edward is set to attend the state funeral of Jimmy Carter, a look back at the history of British royals paying ...