Archive for January 2025
History of Presidential Inaugurations: Why on January 20?
Reading Time: 6 minutesHISTORY OF PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATIONS: WHY ON JANUARY 20? In 1933, it seemed that a four-month transition between an outgoing “lame-duck” president, who was voted out in November, and a new administration starting in March was too long. Indeed, during the winter of 1932-1933, a horrific battle between the incumbent Herbert Hoover and President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt complicated FDR’s…
Read MoreHistory of Presidential Transitions: Has It Always Been Like Now?
Reading Time: 9 minutesHISTORY OF PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITIONS: WAS IT ALWAYS LIKE NOW? We think our most recent change in Presidential administration is contentious. But our national history has seen worse. It goes back over 200 years to the third Presidential election and several since then.
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