Ronald Reagan left a letter for his successor - now it’s a presidential tradition
Ronald Reagan started a tradition as he prepared to leave office after two terms as president: Write a note congratulating your successor and leave it in the Oval Office desk drawer.
History Today: When Barack Obama was sworn in as America’s first Black president
America made its history as the first Black person, Barack Obama, was sworn in as the 44th president of the country. In front of record-breaking crowds, the young senator became the commander-in-chief of the United States,
Which were the coldest Inauguration Days in US history?
On Monday, freezing temperatures in Washington D.C. prompted organizers to move President Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony inside the Capitol Rotunda for the first time since 1985.
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Trump's Inauguration Day Expected to Be Coldest Since Reagan's in 1985
Washington, D.C., will experience a high of 21 degrees and a low of 11 degrees around noon when the inauguration is set to begin.
How Trump’s frigid Inauguration Day compares to how cold it was for Biden, Obama, and other presidents
The worst weather for an inaugural came in March 1909, when 10 inches of snow forced William H. Taft to move indoors to be sworn in.
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An Arctic blast will give Trump the coldest inauguration in 40 years
It will be the coldest Inauguration Day since former President Ronald Reagan’s second inauguration in 1985, when the noon temperature was 7 degrees.
How Trump has reshaped the political map
As Donald Trump returns to the White House, he has built the most formidable foundation of Republican electoral strength since the Ronald Reagan era in the 1980s.
From Beyoncé to Lady Gaga, who else sang the national anthem at presidential inaugurations?
President-elect Donald Trump selected opera tenor Christopher Macchio to perform the national anthem at the inauguration. Here's a list of some singers at previous presidential inaugurations.
Trump’s 2nd Inaugural Averages 24.6 Million Viewers, Below 2017 & 2021
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).
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On This Day: Barack Obama sworn in as president
In 1981, Ronald Reagan took the oath of office to ... entered the race for the 2008 Democratic nomination. In 2009, Barack Obama was sworn in as the United States' 44th president and the nation's ...
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Appeals court rules against Obama-era policy to shield immigrants who came to US as young children
A federal appeals court has ruled against an Obama-era policy shielding hundreds of thousands of immigrants who have long lived in the United States from deportation.