Name: The Inauguration
Duration: 244
Description: Host David Eisenbach describes the historic significance of the process by which a newly elected candidate assumes the role of President of the United States of America.

Host David Eisenbach describes the historic significance of the process by which a newly elected candidate assumes the role of President of the United States of America.

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The Inauguration

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<p>America’s Founding Fathers decided that one elected civilian—the U.S. president—would lead the executive branch of the federal government, a governmental structure that has remained in place for more than 200 years.</p>


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