America made its history as the first Black person, Barack Obama, was sworn in as the 44th president of the country. In front of record-breaking crowds, the young senator became the commander-in-chief of the United States,

Lyndon B. Johnson’s Executive Order 11246, promoting affirmative action in federal contracting, was among the number of DEI policies targeted by the president.

By revoking Executive Order 11246, Donald Trump has erased key civil rights protections for federal contractors.

With Trump experiencing his second inauguration, we decided to look back at the inauguration of the only Black person in America to become U.S. president.

Dedicated to the 36th president of the United States, the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library houses all the expected artifacts – such as presidential papers – as well as several quirkier ...

President-elect Donald Trump selected opera tenor Christopher Macchio to perform the national anthem at the inauguration. Here's a list of some singers at previous presidential inaugurations.

Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Melania Trump holds the Bible during the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the US Capitol in Washington, DC on January 20, 2025. (Photo by Morry Gash / POOL / AFP) (Photo by MORRY GASH/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

With a stroke of a pen, President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order on Tuesday that overturned government policies going back six decades that banned discrimination and required affirmative action by federal contractors.

Which president had the longest inaugural address? Which has been sworn in the most? Which ended the ceremony’s top-hat tradition? Here are some tidbits you might not know about Inauguration Day.

Lyndon B. Johnson, 1965: The United States Marine ... Singers Susan Graham and Denyce Graves also performed. Barack Obama, 2009: The United States Navy Band Sea Chanters sang the national anthem.

Whether the policies are good or bad, some of President Donald Trump's executive orders exceed his constitutional authority.

President Donald Trump signed nearly three dozen executive orders during his first week in office. One order he signed on Tuesday repealed a variety of federal diversity requirements, including a 1965 executive order that forbade discrimination in hiring practices by government contractors, issued by President Lyndon B. Johnson.