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.
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
Trump left Biden a letter when his first term ended in 2020, despite skipping the inauguration. Biden never revealed the ...
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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, ...
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Reagan’s worldview and failures are still going strong under Trump [column]
Former President Jimmy Carter’s recent death and funeral reminded Americans of his legacy and the values that motivated his ...
Opinion - Ronald Reagan paved the way for Trump 2.0
In the 40 years leading up to Trump’s first election victory, real hourly wages for Americans without college degrees — 64 ...
Reagan Once Said, 'We Should Measure Welfare's Success by How Many People Leave Welfare'?
For years, internet users have shared a quote about how to measure the success of welfare programs, attributing the words to Ronald Reagan, the former U.S. president and California governor. The full ...
Trump’s Oval Office remake: Reagan rug in and FDR portrait out
The rug, which was in place during Ronald Reagan’s administration and during Trump’s first term, was reinstalled during Trump ...
Susie Wiles Is Trump’s Best Hope
Understated but imposing and not easily intimidated, Ms. Wiles may well be Mr. Trump’s best hope of having an effective ...
Ronald Reagan left a letter for his successor - now it’s a presidential tradition
Ronald Reagan started a tradition as he prepared to leave office after two terms as president: Write a note congratulating ...
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 ...