1985 was the last time an inauguration was indoors. Ronald and Nancy Reagan felt they had no choice
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Trump to be inaugurated inside: Last ceremony held indoors was Reagan's in 1985
President-elect Trump's inauguration will now take place inside the U.S. Capitol due to cold weather forecast for Monday, the first indoor inauguration since Ronald Reagan's second inauguration in January 1985.
Trump’s inauguration weather could be below 21°—the coldest since Ronald Reagan’s
If the forecast is correct, it will be the coldest inauguration since Ronald Reagan's in 1985.
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