By the numbers
By B.J. Reyes
Sorry, no photos today. The 14-degree temperature made even a visit to the ATM feel like Guantanamo-style torture on the exposed fingers.
So today you get a look at a few facts and figures behind the inauguration, compliments of the Presidential Inaugural Committee and The Hill.
432: Number of Presidential Inaugural Committee (PIC) staff.
1,382: Applications received by the PIC from groups requesting to march in the inaugural parade.
10: Jumbo screens that will be provided by the PIC along the National Mall to broadcast Tuesday’s events.
120,000: Number of passengers Metro trains plan to carry per hour on Inauguration Day.
76: Years since Mickey Rooney. who will be riding atop the Spirit of Lincoln Highway fire truck in this year’s parade, participated in his first inaugural parade.
13,000: Participants marching in the inaugural parade.
14: Number of consecutive inaugurals that Charlie Brotman has acted as the parade announcer, including this year’s event.
11: Number of presidents Brotman has announced for.
53: Number of inauguration ceremonies, including this year’s event, held in Washington, D.C.
16: Number of inaugurations held on Jan. 20 (the official date was changed from March 3 in 1933).
8,430: Words in the inaugural address of William Henry Harrison in 1841 (the longest).
133: Words in George Washington’s second inaugural address in 1793 (the shortest).
6: The number of times Inauguration Day has fallen on a Sunday.
7: Degrees at the coldest Inauguration Day on record, Jan. 20, 1985, Ronald Reagan’s second inauguration.
55: Degrees at the warmest Inauguration Day on record, Jan. 20, 1981, Reagan’s first inauguration.
4 1/2: Hours for the longest inaugural parade, for Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1957.
1: Number of elephants in Eisenhower’s parade.
