The Polar Express that blasted into Washington for President Ronald Reagan’s second inaugural in 1985 forced the whole inaugural ceremony indoors, and the parade was canceled.

A drummer from Minnesota was ready for a frigid inauguration in 1985. He sprayed antifreeze on his snare before an outdoor parade rehearsal. But the polar express that blasted into Washington for ...

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 ...

Trump, who is famously obsessed with pomp and crowd size, will take the oath of office indoors due to dangerously cold ...

1985 Was the Last Time an Inauguration Was Indoors ... to archived transcripts of press briefings housed at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in California. The transcripts ...

Ronald and Nancy Reagan were disappointed ... 18, 1985, after the Republican president and first lady decided to hold his second inauguration indoors because of an unusually cold weather forecast.

FILE - First lady Nancy Reagan, center, looks on as President Ronald Reagan is sworn in during ... and first lady decided to hold his second inauguration indoors because of an unusually cold ...

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 ...

The ceremony is usually outside, but is being held indoors due to freezing temperatures. It's the first time this has happened since Ronald Reagan's 2nd inauguration in 1985. President-elect Donald ...

President Donald Trump keeps cranking out executive orders designed to remake the government while his ally and adviser, ...

President-elect Donald Trump’s second inauguration is less than a week away, and early forecasts indicate it could be the coldest since President Ronald Reagan’s in 1985, when temperatures ...

The artic air was enough to move ceremonies indoors. The last time an Inauguration was held indoors was in 1985 for Ronald Reagan. President William Taft's 1909 ceremony was also moved indoors due ...