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Trump to be sworn in as 47th president
Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 47th President of the United States on Monday at the US Capitol. Follow for live news updates on all of the events.
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Photo: Alamy In President Ronald Reagan’s farewell address to the nation, he said, “I’ve thought a bit of the shining city ...
1985 was the last time an inauguration was indoors. Ronald and Nancy Reagan felt they had no choice
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Ronald Reagan paved the way for Trump 2.0
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For years, internet users have shared a quote about how to measure the success of welfare programs, attributing the words to Ronald Reagan, the former U.S. president and California governor.
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Washington’s Reagan National Airport working on problem with heating system
Days before bitter cold descends on the nation’s capital for the inauguration of Donald Trump, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport has a problem with its heating system in the terminal.
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Trump’s inauguration weather could be below 21°—the coldest since Ronald Reagan’s
President-elect Trump, who takes office Monday, will see his swearing-in ceremony in Washington hit by freezing temperatures and winds of up to 30 miles per hour ...
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Reagan’s 1985 inauguration, among the coldest, was also held indoors
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1985 was the last time an inauguration was indoors. Ronald and Nancy Reagan felt they had no choice
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What Trump’s indoor inauguration will entail – based on Reagan’s swearing-in
With the temperature in Washington DC plummeting to –14C (7F) with a biting wind, Ronald Reagan’s second inauguration in January 1985 was forced inside. In fact, there were two ceremonies.