The History Behind Moving Presidential Inauguration Indoors
By: EjazUlHaqBhat
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President Donald Trump's second inauguration will be an indoor affair, as the temperature Monday amid forecasts for extreme cold
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Trump will be sworn in as the 47th US President inside the Capitol Rotunda, and the inaugural parade will be staged in the Capitol One Arena.
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He is not the only president to move his inauguration indoors because of frigid conditions
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It is expected to be the coldest Inauguration Day since 1985, when Ronald Reagan was sworn in for a second term in 7 degree weather
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Like Trump's second inauguration, Reagan's second swearing-in was held inside the Capitol rotunda
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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
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However, the parade was held outdoors, featuring 20,000 marchers
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Some presidents have held inauguration events outside despite icy, cold temperatures, like President John F. Kennedy
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