instantly recognizable march — entrance music for the leader of the free world. The first time presidents hear "Hail to the Chief" played for them is right after taking the oath of office.

According to the Library of Congress, "Hail to the Chief" is the president's own personal anthem. Though the song now welcomes the president of the United States to several formal occasions ...

The song, the source said, is essentially Jill Biden’s personal “Hail to the Chief,” in that it is to be performed and repeated at official White House functions, from her first appearance ...

In one early scene, Roderick’s pike-wielding, tartan-clad clansmen serenade him with a lusty “Boat Song,” the source of our national tribute: “Hail to the Chief who in triumph advances!