Jan. 21, 1985, 40 years ago today, was the coldest inauguration on record. 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, but wind chills in the afternoon were in the teens and 20s below zero.
Donald Trump shared details about a 'nice' and inspirational letter former President Joe Biden left for him at the White House Resolute Desk. The letter continues an inauguration tradition initiated by Ronald Reagan.
Donald Trump will be sworn in as president Monday, returning to power to enact his sweeping vision of America after leaving his office in shame four years ago.
Bitter cold gripping much of the country led to a record cold Presidential Inauguration, which was held indoors.
If the forecast is correct, it will be the coldest inauguration since Ronald Reagan's in 1985.
President-elect Donald Trump explains why his inauguration will be held indoors, the first time a presidential inauguration will be inside since 1985.
Ronald Reagan became the oldest President to take office at the age of 73. In 2021, outgoing President Joe Biden broke the record at the age of 78 years, And now Trump, who turned 78 in June 2024, will become the oldest person to start a presidential term.
The second Presential inauguration of Donald Trump averaged 24.3 million viewers, a audience lower than Biden in 2021 (33.8 million) and Trump in 2017 (30.6 million).
A breakdown of 10 notable moments from the second inauguration of President Donald J. Trump; from executive orders to a fun fact about new VP JD Vance.
Trump pretended to know nothing of the far-right’s dystopian agenda for his second term. But in his Inauguration Day remarks, he essentially cruised through a Project 2025 checklist and called for America to pursue its "Manifest Destiny.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - In 1985, the Ronald Reagan inauguration was also dictated by the weather. KY3′s Steve Grant went along with people from the Ozarks who were invited to Washington then. At that time, the Harrison High School Marching band from Arkansas was invited to play, but it too wouldn’t perform.