The first inauguration of Ronald Reagan as the 40th president of the United States was held on Tuesday, January 20, 1981, at the West Front of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. This ...

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 ...

FILE - First lady Nancy Reagan, center, looks on as President Ronald Reagan is sworn in during ceremonies in the Rotunda beneath the Capitol Dome in Washington, Jan. 21, 1985. (AP Photo/Ron ...

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 ...

The cold prompted Trump to announce that the ceremony will be moved to inside the Capitol Rotunda — the first time this has happened since Ronald Reagan’s second inauguration in 1985.

Barack Obama’s first inauguration in 2009. The warmest January Inauguration Day took place in 1981 for Ronald Reagan’s first inauguration, meaning Reagan’s two inaugurations hold the record ...

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 ...

But the polar express that blasted into Washington for President Ronald Reagan’s second inaugural that year thwarted ... become Trump’s hotel during his first term and is now the Waldorf ...

Today, President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance will be sworn into office inside the Capitol Rotunda, not outdoors, due to dangerously cold temperatures. “It is my ...