Trump and Nixon are far from the only presidents to rake in money for inaugurations. Twelve years after Nixon's $4 million ceremony, Ronald Reagan set a record with a $20 million swearing-in that ...
A 1974 law requires the president to spend the appropriations passed by Congress or seek its permission to suspend funding.
Meanwhile, antiwar groups organized protest demonstrations. During much of the period between election and Inauguration, Richard Nixon purposely remained in the wings, saying little, digesting ...
Data show that recent presidents especially have started their terms with unifying language. Words like "together," "us," "America," and "Americans" have all made significant appearances in inaugural ...
Unlike campaign fundraising, there are no legal limits on how much donors can give inaugural committees ... president he has been compared to — Richard Nixon. While nearly half a century ...
The next day, Monday January 21st, a public inaugural ceremony was held. This video also shows highlights of the parade and balls that evening. After defeating Richard Nixon in one of the closest ...
the “Godfather of Soul”, stole the show by performing at Richard Nixon’s inauguration. It was an unlikely appearance, considering Nixon was a Republican and Brown a civil rights movement ...
(AP Photo, File) FILE - Former Vice President Richard Nixon shakes hands with President John F. Kennedy at the end of Kennedy's inauguration, in Washington, June 20, 1961. (AP Photo, File ...
It was a few days after April Fool’s Day in 1990 when Donald Trump formally opened his Taj Mahal Casino in Atlantic City. He called it the “eighth wonder of the world.” I was there ...
Following his inauguration, Trump is expected to spend ... he said. President Richard Nixon spent a lot of time Key Biscayne, and occasionally traveled to Palm Beach. In July of 1974, just weeks ...
There were no formal inaugural festivities after Richard Nixon resigned and President Gerald Ford became president in 1974. Betty Ford wore a blue skirt suit for his swearing-in ceremony.