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Reagan Inaugural Weekend Opens With Pageant And Gala
Washington braces for a $12 million inaugural weekend as about 50,000 visitors flood the capital. Events include a Prelude Pageant with Fess Parker, galas featuring Lou Rawls and Mikhail Baryshnikov, and a National Prayer Service, with tickets up to 200 dollars and a public ceremony Monday at the Capitol watched by 140,000. The Reagans and Bushes participate in multiple receptions and concerts, including a Leadership Forum for Young Americans and a National Pageant of Young Americans. The weekend culminates with a National Pageant at the Jefferson Memorial and a Super Bowl viewing.
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Washington Convention and Visitors Bureau
Reagan
Fess Parker
Reagans
George Bush
National Weather Service
White House
Cabinet
James Goodby
U.S
Bush
Washington Convention Center
Frank Sinatra
Lou Rawls
Pearl Bailey
the Gatlin Brothers
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Beach Boys
Michael Jackson
Dean Martin
Blair House
Leadership Forum
Constitution Hall
Warren Burger
Jefferson Memorial