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How a surprise snowstorm almost spoiled Kennedy s inauguration 60 years ago
Kevin Ambrose and Jason Samenow, The Washington Post
Jan. 19, 2021
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A member of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer s Inaugural Snow Removal Force prepares to move a car abandoned in the snowstorm on the eve of Kennedy s inauguration in 1961.U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Since presidential inaugurations moved from March to January in 1937, none have stirred up as much weather drama as John F. Kennedy s in 1961, when a surprise snowstorm the day before brought Washington to a standstill.
With a little more than 24 hours until the inaugural ceremony, the forecast on Jan. 19, 1961, called for a mix of rain and snow and little accumulation. By late the same night, 8 inches of wind-whipped snow had paralyzed the metropolitan area.