From historic Bibles to the leading role of the country's chief justice, Inauguration Day has been filled with traditions. Which ones have endured?

Former first lady Laura Bush joined her husband, former President George W. Bush, at Donald Trump’s 2025 inauguration ceremony on Monday in Washington, D.C. She wore a rust-colored dress, accessorized with a signature pearl necklace.

Right Rev. Mariann Budde, the spiritual leader of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, has voiced concern about Trump’s language and conduct for years.

Trump was sworn in at the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, DC. During the ceremony, the 43rd president displayed a series of silly reactions. At one point, Bush, 78, was seen containing his laughter, raising his eyebrows and winking.

As millions watched President Donald Trump’s inauguration at the White House on Monday, Jan. 20, many noticed that he did not place his left hand on a Bible while being sworn in. Now people are questioning that gesture, and wondering if the president can be sworn in without using a Bible.

Nearly every member of President Donald Trump’s family circle was in attendance for the ceremonies and events around his inauguration as 47th president of the United States, and that includes his in-laws.

Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who lost the 2016 election to President-elect Donald Trump, have arrived at Trump's second inauguration. Trump supporters gathered at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., booed as the Clintons walked in.

The former presidents shared a playful moment at the Capitol Rotunda during the inauguration Former President Barack Obama playfully kept a watchful eye on fellow former President George W. Bush during President Donald Trump’s inauguration.

Biden was the first president to find himself in the unique position of writing a letter to someone who is both his successor and the predecessor who left him a note four years earlier.