You’re wrong. President Ronald Reagan’s second inauguration was done in a private White House ceremony that was broadcast on TV (with one pool camera). The public ceremony was to be on Monday, Jan 21st, but it was cancelled due to the extreme cold and snow — fearing severe health problems if folks were to gather and wait 3 hours or more for the event. And I remember it — I went to the Capital to practice for the event late Sunday afternoon and just standing out on the platform for 20 minutes I almost lost feeling in my finger tips (in military gloves). They made the right decision to cancel it.
I see. Well, they at least planned it and set it up as a witnessed event in public or with some people there to see it. And they broadcast it to the world at any event (bad weather conditions notwithstanding), so millions of Americans still saw him taking the oath. That’s still a far cry from planning to do it in secret. Thanks for the info.
January ‘85 in DC was cold in the Arctic sense. Snow blowing sideways like powdered sugar. Eleven degrees Fahrenheit. No one ventured outside — too dangerous.
I would really like to see a semblance of patriotism from him and, after his $4 million, three week vacation in Hawaii, he decides to forego all the inaugural balls and parties in the interest of saving money during these tough times. Fat chance - I know!