Presidents

Richard III, Queen Caroline, and Ivan the Terrible rank as some of history’s worst in-laws.

You’ll be happy these folks aren’t your relatives.

Theodore Roosevelt (left), Maisie Williams as Arya Stark (right).

Can you tell the difference between quotes by the 26th president of the United States and quotes by characters on the hit HBO show?

Hint: No presidents were born in the White House.

It’s easy to name the state most associated with a president, but can you name his actual birthplace?

John Humphrey Noyes, head of the Oneida Community, and Charles Guiteau, presidential assassin.

John Humphrey Noyes wanted to build a heaven on Earth—but for Charles Guiteau, life at the Oneida Community was a living hell.

Ulysses Grant Dietz doesn't just write about vampires, though.

The 18th president’s descendant had a storied career in museum curation before turning his attention to an affable vampire.

Figure out which historically hirsute president is which.

Read on to discover which American president wanted to be a concert violinist, which carried a dictionary around in his pocket, who burned his official White House portrait, and why Joe Biden's dog made history.

Just as much a symbol of the presidency as the White House itself, Air Force One is probably the world’s most recognizable plane.

Let’s see how well you know your presidents.

Dive into the history of the draft during the Vietnam War, including its origins, how long it lasted, and how some young Boomers successfully managed to dodge it.

Would you want to be compared to the man who legalized beer in his first 100 days in office?

The U.S. Constitution doesn't specify how many Supreme Court justices are necessary—and there weren’t always nine on the bench.

The transfer of power passes through a lot of people. Can you put them in order?

The 16th president loved nutritious snacks—and he was also a big fan of bacon.

The eighth president had a commode fit for a commander-in-chief at Lindenwald, his home in Kinderhook, New York.

2008 Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin had a concession speech written up for election night—but wasn’t allowed to deliver it.

For every speech, there are a bunch of versions that ended up on the writers' room floor. Here are 12 speeches that were written but, for a variety of reasons, never delivered.

Presidents Day has only nothing to do with Abraham Lincoln. And it doesn’t even legally exist.

Richard Nixon opted to peace out of his successor’s swearing in ceremony.

While skipping the incoming president’s inauguration is a break from tradition, it isn’t unprecedented.

Swearing the presidential Oath of Office on a Bible is traditional, but not required.

The U.S. Constitution requires every president-elect to swear the Oath of Office—and that’s about it.

A mob outside the White House during Andrew Jackson's first inaugural reception, 1828.

The inauguration of a new U.S. President is a day of pomp and ceremony, of solemn oaths and dignified celebrations. But things don’t always go as planned.