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

[? 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.

He lifts my spirits,

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.

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

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