I think it's going to be good, but I don't know if the committee has had enough time to make it spectacular,

The starting time of the parade is actually determined by the length of time of the traditional brunch,

The inaugural parade is like an extension of the president's personality, ... Dwight Eisenhower, for example. A conservative guy. A military man. Short and simple was what his inauguration parade was all about.

[? Jimmy Carter. As usual, it was brutally cold, but the new president, his wife Rosalyn and daughter Amy took an unannounced walk from Capitol Hill to the White House.] One of the things I remember, ... is many of the marching band members' lips froze to their instrument mouthpieces. First aid was busy.

For me, to have this opportunity to introduce presidents of the United States -- I'm overwhelmed,

I'm looking right down at the president, and if he lifts his head up he's looking straight at me,