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.
The Cold Forced Reagans to Move Inauguration Indoors
Like the Trumps, Ronald and Nancy Reagan faced a tough decision in January 1985 due to dangerously cold weather. White House press secretary Larry Speakes revealed that the couple was "disappointed" to move Reagan's second inauguration indoors.
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.
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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.
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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.
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