"Hail to the Chief" made its inaugural debut March 4, 1837, when Martin Van Buren took his oath of office ... Who plays "Hail to the Chief" at the inauguration? "The President's Own" U.S. Marine ...

will also skip the inauguration, her spokesperson told ABC. At least six outgoing presidents—John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Martin Van Buren, Andrew Johnson, Woodrow Wilson and Trump—did not ...

In some cases, like with John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Martin Van Buren, Andrew Johnson and Donald Trump, they decided not to attend their successor’s inauguration. WTOP spoke to presidential ...

This tradition initially began in 1837, when Andrew Jackson attended the inauguration of Martin Van Buren, a Troy University article explains. In 1801, John Adams became the first president to ...

Martin Van Buren and Andrew Johnson. Trump was the first to do so in over 150 years. In 2025, Inauguration Day falls on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Inauguration Day is typically a federal holiday ...