I remember this vividly even though, I was only five years old. The thing that really hits me is the fact they only have simple rope lines holding the crowd back and everyone is having a good time and even though the security is tight by the standard's of 1981. You could still drive down Pennsylvania avenue past the white house, you could walk up to the fence and take a picture through it and touch it. On both the North and South sides of the white house. Plus they still had regular tours that lined up at the gate on east executive avenue which was still a open street between the Whitehouse and treasury building. Then May 20th, 1995. The day news outlets announced that Pennsylvania avenue had been closed off in front of the Whitehouse. Because mainly of the bombing in Oklahoma City a month before. Then September 11th, 2001 happend Pennsylvania avenue closed permentley, tours were now having to be cleared through ones congressional representative. Now 2020. You've have the first time in the history of the presidency and the country what may wind up fiercely contended battle for who's staying and who's leaving 1600 Pennsylvania avenue. Thank You Mr Reagan you sir were a class act and my late father always called you the great communicator.
Thank you for posting this great video record of a very momentous day. I was fortunate to be there and loved the pageantry of the ceremony, the parade, and the ball that evening. On the way back from the ceremony, we stopped and bought newspapers with the headline, "Reagan Takes Oath, Hostages Now Free". What an incredible day!
I prefer to watch this rather than the old coot's inauguration. I want to see the inauguration of a good president, not a crappy one. Good thing today's the 40th anniversary of the Reagan presidency starting.
@Nut Shack234 And because of the bump in unemployment, we'll have high gas prices in the near future. He should've left the Keystone XL pipeline alone.
@@Iamthegreatestofalltime Ultimately, ol Brandon has proven to be a bigger failure than I thought he would be. My Jimmy Carter 2.0 prediction aged VERY well.
This was the first time the presidential inauguration was held on the West Front of the US Capitol, overlooking the National Mall, Washington Monument, and Lincoln Memorial. It had been held on the East Front since Andrew Jackson's first inaugural in 1829.
Tuesday, 20 January 1981: The day Reagan became President. 39:41: The 21 Cannon Salute during "Hail to the Chief" 40:07 Former President Carter congratulates President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan. 40:25 Cannons still firing: they sounded so beautiful. 41:25 President Reagan begins his Inaugural Address.
Carter was bitter that he only got one term but he accepted it and graciously passed the presidency to President Reagan. This was a period of civility and respect in politics something that is so lacking now since that histrionic jerk Trump came along (and hopefully will soon go away--to prison)
You mean great hypocrisy and the start of the establishment gone wild. There is NO respect in politics. They spend millions of dollars to destroy and lie about each other. Remember Reagan is the crook that sold arms to terrorists to run an illegal war. The same after Reagan with HW Bush and his idiot son. War criminals and now we have Biden. Enough with establishment politicians.
@@rmorton8281 if I have to guess, Watergate was too fresh and the Reagan people wanted to give the impression to the public that Reagan would be a new Republican government and distant themselves from the old. Plus Nixon never attended any Presidential inaugurations since he left. The GOP wanted to keep distance from him
Top 9 best president ever 1. George Washington 2. Abraham Lincoln 3. Ulysses Grant 4. Theodore Roosevelt 5. Franklin D Roosevelt 6. Dwight D Eisenhower 7. John F Kennedy 8. Ronald W Reagan 9. Donald J Trump Top 7 worst president 1. Lyndon B Johnson 2. Richard M Nixon 3. George HW Bush 4. William J Clinton 5. George W Bush 6. Barack H Obama 7. Joe Biden
1977: Ronald Reagan becoming president of the USA? That B-Movie actor....you've got to be kidding 2010: Donald Trump, that reality TV star becoming president of the USA....you've got to be kidding. God only knows what's coming next.
yep the inauguration of the manchurian candidate........ arent' we dumb.... we never figured Reagan's game out till now..... a soviet operative the entire time.....
What the F**K?? You obviously are either too young to remember the great peace, prosperity and successes of 1980's America, or too stupid to recognize the momentous difference from today.
CrocDoc1 crack into the hood soup lines oh im 39 i remember my parents had two jobs so they kept us good but still he was not kind to people who did not have millions
yep the inauguration of the manchurian candidate........ arent' we dumb.... we never figured Reagan's game out till now..... a soviet operative the entire time.....
Ronald Reagan. The presidential voice of the 80s. 🙌🏼
Michael Jackson was the *singing* voice of the 80s.
That he was.
40 years ago today, both Carter and Reagan were great leaders. Carter still lives good luck to him hope he gets to 100 and RIP Reagan and Nancy.
...and the Carters had the decency to attend Reagan's inauguration despite their disappointment.
@@steveshepard88 we.. of course it wasn’t stolen because a republican won
You are so stupid
carter wasn't good
@@lukethompson1752 you libtard
Cartes was (and is) a good person, but he wasn't a good political. Reagan was a good person and an amazing leader
“We are Americans”........... great speech by a tremendous speaker. May God bless the United States of America ❤️
this broadcast was of a historic day in 20th century American history Joe.January 20,1981 was the begining of the "Reagan Revolution".
"Trapped In Great Debt"
I'm coming back to this video on my inauguration day
Run in 2024 please
DeSantis-Abbott 2024
@@just_another_random1990 Trump-DeSantis*
Good luck beating me.
Thanks for posting. Enjoyed it.
A real man. True loving strict.
@Nut Shack234 cry about it
I remember this vividly even though, I was only five years old. The thing that really hits me is the fact they only have simple rope lines holding the crowd back and everyone is having a good time and even though the security is tight by the standard's of 1981. You could still drive down Pennsylvania avenue past the white house, you could walk up to the fence and take a picture through it and touch it. On both the North and South sides of the white house. Plus they still had regular tours that lined up at the gate on east executive avenue which was still a open street between the Whitehouse and treasury building. Then May 20th, 1995. The day news outlets announced that Pennsylvania avenue had been closed off in front of the Whitehouse. Because mainly of the bombing in Oklahoma City a month before. Then September 11th, 2001 happend Pennsylvania avenue closed permentley, tours were now having to be cleared through ones congressional representative. Now 2020. You've have the first time in the history of the presidency and the country what may wind up fiercely contended battle for who's staying and who's leaving 1600 Pennsylvania avenue. Thank You Mr Reagan you sir were a class act and my late father always called you the great communicator.
My father was in charge of security for the inauguration
People were a little more behaved
Thank you for posting this great video record of a very momentous day. I was fortunate to be there and loved the pageantry of the ceremony, the parade, and the ball that evening. On the way back from the ceremony, we stopped and bought newspapers with the headline, "Reagan Takes Oath, Hostages Now Free". What an incredible day!
Was Cronkite actually there in Washington, DC in the booth near the US Capitol West Front Grounds that day?
It’s pretty impressive that a republican president was able to gain the support and trust of a lot of Democrats
Nancy pelosi hadnt taken over yet as house speaker-had she? Shes as crooked as joe biden
I was always told that Reagan was a great President.
He was a great president, indeed.
He was too much of a Wall Street man for my tastes
Fun fact Jimmy Carter is the only living former president who is a great grandfather
George H.W. Bush was a great grandfather????
Oh nevermind that says living
I prefer to watch this rather than the old coot's inauguration. I want to see the inauguration of a good president, not a crappy one.
Good thing today's the 40th anniversary of the Reagan presidency starting.
@Nut Shack234 And because of the bump in unemployment, we'll have high gas prices in the near future. He should've left the Keystone XL pipeline alone.
@Nut Shack234 well they hate America so to see it being destroyed before their eyes is a win for them sadly.
@@finchborat 1 year later: you predicted the future
@@Iamthegreatestofalltime Ultimately, ol Brandon has proven to be a bigger failure than I thought he would be. My Jimmy Carter 2.0 prediction aged VERY well.
@@finchborat would it surprise you to know I am a Hispanic trump voter? It surprises many people...
Many years of activity he’s with us 40 years on amen 👍
Watching this from 2023 just to remember real journalism and fairly honorable politicians if there ever really were any .
Ronnie had his faults and problems, but DANG… the man was good!
No one even threw tantrums or rioted!
People even showed up!
@Nut Shack234 ahaha are you still coping with losing?
@Nut Shack234 I dont live in the US and i hate Biden and the democratic party lmao
@Nut Shack234 ok lmao
@@Komodo1312 do you live in Russia that would make sense
In case you didn't notice, Reagan wore stroller suit for the occasion.
He probably knew he should wear his nicest clothes
Yes,somebody should take it back for the inauguration
Wasn't Bush, Sr., the last President to wear a stroller suit for his inauguration?
I’m watching this before joe biden become new president of America.
Me too
@@cesargonzalez7921 😍😍😍😍
Sleepy joe
wish I had. you assumed biden would be?
This was when he was president elect
1980s great times and great President
Especially for the spaceshuttle crew and tsjernobyl citizens
22:09 name of the music please?
This was the first time the presidential inauguration was held on the West Front of the US Capitol, overlooking the National Mall, Washington Monument, and Lincoln Memorial. It had been held on the East Front since Andrew Jackson's first inaugural in 1829.
At 12:43 spot George W Bush
Where?
@@ScoobyDoobDo He is talking to Nancy right after the wives come down the stairs
At that particular moment George is talking to Rosalynn Carter.
Reagan great President 80s great time and I Love when man says this is CBS
With Hair like that, he couldn’t loose
38:54 where Ronald swore
16:27 Carter’s Final Hail to the Chief
The outgoing president and vp normally go separately. This the first time they came out together
The technology at the time is quite interesting
I consider this to be the golden age of the United States unlike the 70s in the 60s
38:56 Presidential Oath Of Office and Hail To The Chief
The Carters were and still are a great couple.
6:35 Oh how yanks laughed at Kim's running bodyguards. While Reagan doing the same is OOOOH such a power move.
JFK had Secret Service agents on the running boards of the follow up car the day he was assassinated. What's your point?
Tuesday, 20 January 1981: The day Reagan became President.
39:41: The 21 Cannon Salute during "Hail to the Chief"
40:07 Former President Carter congratulates President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan.
40:25 Cannons still firing: they sounded so beautiful.
41:25 President Reagan begins his Inaugural Address.
16:26
Never understood why the secret service agent in the body armor was needed behind him
16:27 Hail to the Chief
1:03:01
I will be president some day
Now the age of the house and senate is 90?
❤😂
Do you have the 1969 and 1973 inaugurations?
Carter was bitter that he only got one term but he accepted it and graciously passed the presidency to President Reagan. This was a period of civility and respect in politics something that is so lacking now since that histrionic jerk Trump came along (and hopefully will soon go away--to prison)
You mean great hypocrisy and the start of the establishment gone wild. There is NO respect in politics. They spend millions of dollars to destroy and lie about each other. Remember Reagan is the crook that sold arms to terrorists to run an illegal war. The same after Reagan with HW Bush and his idiot son. War criminals and now we have Biden. Enough with establishment politicians.
All those qualities are truly lacking in that shill Hillary, who still won't accept that she lost to Trump in 2016.
Did nixon attend?
Nope
why should he? he wasn't invited.
@@deathfire096 why not?
@@rmorton8281 if I have to guess, Watergate was too fresh and the Reagan people wanted to give the impression to the public that Reagan would be a new Republican government and distant themselves from the old. Plus Nixon never attended any Presidential inaugurations since he left. The GOP wanted to keep distance from him
@@deathfire096 thanks man
30:55
R.I.P Barbara Bush ....
And George HW Bush.
39:01
Top 9 best president ever
1. George Washington
2. Abraham Lincoln
3. Ulysses Grant
4. Theodore Roosevelt
5. Franklin D Roosevelt
6. Dwight D Eisenhower
7. John F Kennedy
8. Ronald W Reagan
9. Donald J Trump
Top 7 worst president
1. Lyndon B Johnson
2. Richard M Nixon
3. George HW Bush
4. William J Clinton
5. George W Bush
6. Barack H Obama
7. Joe Biden
I think Reagan’s the best president ever
Reagan is the best president ever
I think Biden will be one of the best presidents and right now he is really good.
@@philliesnickcastellanos2024 Joe Biden will cause this country to go broke. No
@@philliesnickcastellanos2024 Ik he's ruined girl sports. He canceled the keystone pipeline killing jobs. Plus massive spending
1977: Ronald Reagan becoming president of the USA? That B-Movie actor....you've got to be kidding
2010: Donald Trump, that reality TV star becoming president of the USA....you've got to be kidding.
God only knows what's coming next.
Croncite didn't mention anything about Bush being C.I.A in his resume. Just worked in Oiled? LMAO!
Volodomyr Zelinskyy is just like Reagan. Great leader, hero to his people, and an actor-turned-politician.
to bad he missed.....
JackCondor44 rotflmao my Aunts husband said the same thing few years back lol
which makes Hinkley justified in his actions..... hes exonorated as far as Im concerned....
yep the inauguration of the manchurian candidate........ arent' we dumb.... we never figured Reagan's game out till now..... a soviet operative the entire time.....
What the F**K?? You obviously are either too young to remember the great peace, prosperity and successes of 1980's America, or too stupid to recognize the momentous difference from today.
CrocDoc1 crack into the hood soup lines oh im 39 i remember my parents had two jobs so they kept us good but still he was not kind to people who did not have millions
lol,,he broke the soviet union
@@crocodile1313 Wasn't this the first inaugural in a new site at the Capital, east side??
@@dalepeto9620 west
22:00 what song is playing?
Jubilant fanfare.
yep the inauguration of the manchurian candidate........ arent' we dumb.... we never figured Reagan's game out till now..... a soviet operative the entire time.....