Ronald Reagan moved the ceremony to the west side of the Capitol building so that he could face his home state of California during the inauguration.
The Oath Ceremony will occur at the west steps of the U.S. Capitol.
President Obama's inaugural ceremony took place at the West Front of the United States Capitol on January 20, 2009, from the presidency of Andrew Jackson through that of Jimmy Carter, the primary Inauguration Day ceremony took place on the Capitol's East Portico. Since the 1981 inauguration of Ronald Wilson Reagan, the ceremony has been held at the Capitol's West Front.
No, like the previous six U.S. Presidential/ Vice-Presidential Inaugural Ceremonies, the 2013 ceremony is scheduled to take place at the West Front of the Capitol Building. Like the two times to date that Inauguration Day fell on Sunday, January 20 (1957 and 1985), the ceremony is scheduled for Monday the 21st.
The first United States presidential inauguration that took place in Washington, D.C. was that of Thomas Jefferson. It was held on March 4, 1801 in the unfinished Capitol Building.
because he wanted a larger audience
The Presidential Inauguration occurs on the west face of the Capitol building in Washington, DC.
"It will take place at noon on January 20, 2009. The ceremony will be conducted outdoors on the west front lawn of the U.S. Capitol." (us-president.suite101.com)
The West Wing - 1999 Inauguration Part 2 - Over There 4-15 is rated/received certificates of: Australia:PG
Most weather systems in the temperate latitudes move from west to east. This makes the west side of a system the trailing side. In the northern hemisphere, high-pressure systems rotate clockwise, resulting in southerly winds on the west (trailing) side.
Most weather systems in the temperate latitudes move from west to east. This makes the west side of a system the trailing side. In the northern hemisphere, high-pressure systems rotate clockwise, resulting in southerly winds on the west (trailing) side.
The setting was the Upper West Side.
It appears to move from the east to west.