Inauguration of Joe Biden
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The inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th president of the United States took place on Wednesday, January 20, 2021, marking the start of the four-year term of Joe Biden as president and Kamala Harris as vice president. The 59th presidential inauguration took place on the West Front of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. Biden took the presidential oath of office, before which Harris took the vice presidential oath of office.
Joe Biden takes the oath of office to be sworn in as the 46th president of the United States.
Inaugural platform at the United States Capitol
The inaugural platform occupied by pro-Trump rioters during the January 6 United States Capitol attack, fourteen days before the inauguration
Troops resting on the floor of Emancipation Hall inside the Capitol
The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces.
George Washington, the first president of the United States
President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the 1964 Civil Rights Act at the White House on July 2, 1964, as Martin Luther King Jr. and others look on.
President Donald Trump delivers his 2018 State of the Union Address before Congress.