A drummer from Minnesota was ready for a frigid inauguration in 1985. He sprayed antifreeze on his snare before an outdoor parade rehearsal. But the polar express that blasted into Washington for ...

The second inauguration of Ronald Reagan on Jan. 20, 1985, was forced indoors due to intense cold. As USA TODAY noted that day, "The USA's 50th inauguration today moves indoors – a victim of ...

Trump's Inauguration Day is expected to be the coldest swearing-in of a president since former President Ronald Reagan's second inauguration. President-elect Donald Trump in Phoenix, Arizona ...

Ronald and Nancy Reagan were disappointed. That's what White House press secretary Larry Speakes told reporters on Jan. 18, ...

WASHINGTON — When Ronald Reagan was sworn in as the 40th President of the United States in 1981, his inauguration featured an unusual addition to the traditional ceremonies: thousands of pounds of red ...

With the temperature in Washington DC plummeting to –14C (7F) with a biting wind, Ronald Reagan’s second inauguration in January 1985 was forced inside. In fact, there were two ceremonies.

That was, apparently, until this year. Trump says his 2025 Inauguration ratings “beats the previous record of 42 million viewers with Ronald Reagan’s Inauguration in 1981.” “President ...

In January 1985, Ronald Reagan took the oath of office with temperatures at 7 degrees and wind chills plummeting to -20 degrees, leading to the cancelation of the outdoor ceremony and inaugural ...

Trump, who is famously obsessed with pomp and crowd size, will take the oath of office indoors due to dangerously cold ...

Donald Trump’s inauguration will be moved indoors because of the dangerously cold weather predicted for Monday. Temperatures will not get much above 20 degrees, and, factoring in howling winds ...

the first indoor inauguration since President Ronald Reagan's second inauguration in January 1985. On that frigid January 20th 40 years ago, the air temperature was 7 degrees, with a windchill of -40.