A combination of harsh weather and delay in individual states choosing electors pushed the inauguration to April 30, 1789. At 2 p.m., Washington recited the constitutionally mandated oath on the balcony of Federal Hall in New York City, the fledgling nation’s temporary capitol.
President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony has been moved to the U.S. Capitol rotunda on Monday due to winter weather.
The president-elect says the official swearing-in will take place in the U.S. Capitol rotunda, following Ronald Reagan as the only president to hold an indoor ceremony.
Trump announced on Friday that his swearing-in will be held in the Capitol Hill rotunda, just like Ronald Reagan in 1985.
President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration swearing-in ceremony is likely going to move indoors, according to a source familiar with the matter.