The storm was so severe that the inaugural ceremony had to be held within the capitol. President Taft took the earth ... necessary changes in the elaborate program that had been arranged.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27. -- The joint Congressional Inaugural Committee on Arrangements to-day announced the programmed for the inaugural ceremonies on Thursday, March 4. It provides that Senators ...

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The snowy weather for William Howard Taft’s inauguration in 1909 forced the event to be moved to the Senate chambers of the U.S. Capitol, rather than the usual spot on the East Portico.

and the inaugural parade will be staged in the Capitol One Arena. 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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“I always knew it would be a cold day in hell when I became president,” Taft quipped at the time, according to the Washington Post. Trump urged anyone coming to see his inauguration to dress ...