The first inauguration of Ronald Reagan as the 40th president of the United States was held on Tuesday, January 20, 1981, at the West Front of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. This was the first inauguration to be held on the building's west side.

The public Inauguration for 1985 was held on January 21, 1985. To be in compliance with the law, a small, private ceremony was held within the White House to inaugurate President Reagan on the proper day.

Jan 18, 2025 · 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 second inauguration indoors because of …

Jan 16, 2025 · On Jan. 20, President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn in for the second time on the West Front Terrace of the Capitol, a tradition started over 30 years ago by President Ronald Reagan. Since George Washington’s ceremony, inaugurations have symbolized our democracy with an ever-growing list of traditions surrounding the event.

Jan 18, 2025 · President-elect Donald Trump's decision to take the oath of office in the Capitol Rotunda on Monday, when below-freezing temperatures are again expected, recalls the last time cold weather prompted...

The fortieth president of the United States, Ronald Reagan served two terms as president (1981-89). First Inauguration - January 20, 1981 Facts* First Inauguration held on the west front of the U.S. Capitol. Reagan's first Inauguration was also the …

C-SPAN showed the second inauguration of Ronald Reagan in 1985, which took place in the Capitol Rotunda on January 21, 1985. A private swearing-in was held the previous day at the White House...

Jan 17, 2025 · Reagan’s second inauguration on Jan. 21, 1985, occurred during a severe cold snap on the East Coast, the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum says. Reagan was sworn in on Sunday, Jan. 20, 1985, but the public inaugural ceremony was scheduled for …

The second inauguration of Ronald Reagan as president of the United States was the 50th inauguration, marking the commencement of his second and final four-year term as president and of George H. W. Bush as vice president. A private swearing-in ceremony took place on Sunday, January 20, 1985, at the White House, [1][2] followed by a public inauguration ceremony on Monday, January 21, 1985, at ...

One of Reagan’s schedules lists the president’s activities from Jan. 15 to Inauguration Day. Another schedule from Jan. 19 outlines the president’s packed itinerary the day before the swearing-in ceremony.