You can see the snowstorm in photos of Reagan attending church that day: In 1821, James Monroe's second inauguration was held inside due to a snow storm, and in 1909, the inauguration of William ...

Inaugurations have been typically held outdoors since 1817, when James Monroe was sworn in under sunny skies. This is at ...

Died: July 4, 1831. Upon his inauguration, Monroe chose to make a presidential tour of the states, the first such tour since Washington's. The effort to connect with citizens led a journalist to ...