1985 was the last time an inauguration was indoors. Ronald and Nancy Reagan felt they had no choice
Ronald and Nancy Reagan were disappointed. That’s what White House press secretary Larry Speakes told reporters on Jan. 18, 1985, after the Republican president and first lady decided to hold his second inauguration indoors because of an unusually cold weather forecast.
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 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.
Trump's inauguration moves 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.
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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