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.
Trump’s inauguration weather could be below 21°—the coldest since Ronald Reagan’s
If the forecast is correct, it will be the coldest inauguration since Ronald Reagan's in 1985.
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 record at the age of 78 years, And now Trump, who turned 78 in June 2024, will become the oldest person to start a presidential term.
What Trump’s indoor inauguration will entail – based on Reagan’s swearing-in
Ronald Reagan kept formalities brief and stayed warm after parade attendees were warned their flesh would freeze
An inauguration indoors? History shows it's not the first time
President-elect Donald Trump’s decision to take the oath of office in the Capitol Rotunda on Monday, when below-freezing temperatures are again expected, recalls the last time cold weather prompted a similar decision.
The two Midwestern senators who wanted to brave the inaugural cold
Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Deb Fischer, leaders of the congressional inaugural committee, have spent years planning Monday’s event. Then, they got to work readjusting for an indoor venue.
Biden to leave Trump a letter in Oval Office, continuing modern presidential tradition started by Ronald Reagan
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Ronald Reagan left a letter for his successor - now it’s a presidential tradition
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Reagan Once Said, 'We Should Measure Welfare's Success by How Many People Leave Welfare'?
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Ohioans make trip to nation's capital for swearing-in of Trump, Vance to White House
Of those thousands of people in Washington D.C. to witness Monday's events, many of them are from Ohio that traveled to see a ...
From Beyoncé to Lady Gaga, who else sang the national anthem at presidential inaugurations?
Recently, pop stars including Beyoncé and Lady Gaga have sung at presidential inaugurations, but it wasn’t always a platform ...
Impeached to ‘transformational,’ Trump compared to Reagan and FDR
Unlike past incoming presidents, Trump knows how to get his agenda done because he already had one term sitting in the Oval ...
Gavin Newsom Halts Ronald Reagan's Environmental Law
The governor suspended the landmark environmental law to allow victims of wildfires to rebuild their destroyed properties ...