(AP) — President-elect Donald Trump is promising to replace the head of the National Archives ... David Ferriero, who had been appointed by President Barack Obama in 2009, announced in January 2022 that he'd be retiring effective that April.

Reagan’s inauguration was the first to be held on the west terrace of the U.S. Capitol, a vantage that planners selected both to allow for more spectators and for its grand vistas of the National Mall. The new president first addressed his fellow Americans with words underscoring his deeply held ideals.

The next task: building a presidential library. Presidents construct libraries to "house their papers, records and historical markers," said USA Today. The institutions "cost millions of dollars," mostly funded with private money though state and local governments are also known to contribute.

Former first lady Michelle Obama didn't attend the state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter. Except for Michelle Obama, all of the living former presidents and their spouses were at