At approximately noon on Saturday, January 20, 2001, George W. Bush will be sworn in as the 43rd president of the United States of America. (AP Photo) _____More Coverage_____ • More in Politics • More in Metro • More in Style • More in Entertainment • Live Online • Camera Works

Presidential Kinship
Every four years, when the ceremonial cannon on Capitol Hill roar their 21-gun salute to the newly inaugurated president, the echoes travel through space and time, linking this investiture to those of the past, in the grand procession of American democracy.

• For Some, It's Poetry From the Portico . . .
• Remaking the Role of Vice President
• First Lady Puts Privacy First
• For This Mother, Son's Ascent Is Extra Special
• For GOP, a Thin Hold on Three Branches
• On the Hill, a Mixed Outlook
• Turning Texas Again
• Strutting Purposefully
• 'The Usual' Is What Bush Likes Best
• Inaugural Galas, From Elegant to Elephantine
• Clinton's Craft Was Wooing With Smiles