1985 was the last time an inauguration was indoors. Ronald and Nancy Reagan felt they had no choice
Ronald and Nancy Reagan were disappointed, but felt they had no choice. That's what White House Press Secretary Larry Speakes told reporters on Jan. 18, 1985, after the Republican president and first
Reagan’s 1985 inauguration, among the coldest, was also held indoors
The Polar Express that blasted into Washington for President Ronald Reagan’s second inaugural in 1985 forced the whole inaugural ceremony indoors, and the parade was canceled.
From Reagan to Trump: The cold-weather ceremonies that made inauguration history
The 1985 ceremony was originally planned for the Capitol’s west front, as is customary, but the extreme weather prompted a last-minute move to the Rotunda.
Trump to be inaugurated inside: Last ceremony held indoors was Reagan's in 1985
President-elect Trump's inauguration will now take place inside the U.S. Capitol due to cold weather forecast for Monday, the first indoor inauguration since Ronald Reagan's second inauguration in January 1985.
On Today's Date: The Coldest Inauguration Day
Ronald Reagan was sworn in for his second term on a day in which the morning low was 4 degrees below zero and the midday reading was only 7 degrees. It did eventually reach 17 degrees by the afternoon,
Inauguration moved inside: Is this the coldest inauguration day on record?
Temperatures in the 20s is a walk in the park for Ohioans, but not in Washington where President Donald Trump’s inauguration took place Monday. With a temperature of 27 degrees and a wind chill of 15 degrees at Reagan National Airport for the swearing in of the 47th President of the
Biden to leave Trump a letter in Oval Office, continuing modern presidential tradition started by Ronald Reagan
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Reagan Once Said, 'We Should Measure Welfare's Success by How Many People Leave Welfare'?
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Ronald Reagan left a letter for his successor - now it’s a presidential tradition
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40 years apart, Trump and Reagan's inauguration have one thing in common
Ronald Reagan became the oldest President to take office at the age of 73. In 2021, outgoing President Joe Biden broke the ...
S.E. Cupp: Where is the Democratic Party’s Ronald Reagan?
With all the attention deservedly on President Trump and what he intends to do with his defiant return to the White House, ...
How Trump has reshaped the political map
As Donald Trump returns to the White House, he has built the most formidable foundation of Republican electoral strength ...