WASHINGTON — As President Donald Trump was ... noon temperature was 55 degrees. (Aug. 9, 1974 was technically the warmest inauguration, when Gerald Ford took over after Richard Nixon’s ...

The all-time record high for a U.S. presidential inauguration was set in August 1974 with the Inauguration of Gerald Ford with a high of 83 degrees, though that was a non-traditional inauguration ...

"The tradition of the presidential inauguration embodies the beauty ... capturing the spotlight with its elegant design. In 1974, Gerald Ford assumed the presidency, making Betty Ford the new ...