the inauguration of William Howard Taft was also inside due to blizzard conditions. “It took 6,000 men and 500 wagons to clear 58,000 tons of snow and slush from the parade route,” the National ...

His speech consisted of a whopping 8,445 words — over 3,000 more than the next-longest inaugural address, from William Howard Taft — and lasted 1 hour and 40 minutes. It might have also felt even ...

the inauguration of William Howard Taft was also inside due to blizzard conditions. “It took 6,000 men and 500 wagons to clear 58,000 tons of snow and slush from the parade route,” the ...

Johnson was sworn in by U.S. District Court Judge Sarah T. Hughes on Air Force One, just hours after President John F.

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 ...

That title goes to William H. Taft's presidential inauguration in 1909. That year, the ceremony was still being held on March 4, but based on the weather that day, you would never guess the date ...

In 1909, William Taft took the oath of office inside the Senate chamber after a blizzard dropped nearly 10 inches of snow on D.C. But the parade was held outdoors, featuring 20,000 marchers. “I always ...

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 to a blizzard on the day of his inauguration.

Inauguration Day was originally on March 4 ... Carter's remains were lying in state in the Rotunda before his memorial ceremony. President William H. Taft's ceremony had to move inside after a storm ...

"The worst weather on the face of the Earth," said one congressman about the heavy snow, frigid temperatures and howling winds that nearly buried the inauguration of William Howard Taft in 1909.