he died of pneumonia within a month. his wife claimed it was because he refused to wear an overcoat for the inauguration, and the weather was brutally cold.
John F. Kennedy in 1961. He did not wear it during the swearing-in, but he wore it to the event.
John Quincy Adams was the first President to wear long trousers to his Inauguration Ceremony, on March 4, 1825.The previous presidents all wore knee breeches and hose.John Quincy Adams
A mourning ring containing a strand of Abraham Lincoln's hair.
The 9th President of the United States, William Henry Harrison, apparently caught pneumonia during his inauguration and died on April 4, 1841. Harrison refused to wear a coat and hat at his inauguration speech (which took over 2 hours). He served as president for only 31 days before his death.
WH Harrison in 1841. He caught a chill and it turned to pneumonia,
depends what coat it is.
It depends on where you live. In most places you do not have to wear a coat, but it will keep warmer if you do. In a very cold climate, it can be essential to survival to wear a coat.
A rain coat
Peti coat
You can wear an apron.
A sport coat is considered casual wear by some. Today's modern designers consider many other coats to be casual wear: Trench Coats, Rain Coat, Fleece Coat, Jean Coat.