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10 Weirdest Inauguration Day Blunders – MSN Encarta: “4. Less is more?
After criticism for his first inauguration in 1981, which cost $16.3 million for nine white-tie balls, President Ronald Reagan attempted to scale back the budget and have a more ‘for the people’ celebration. However, the budget ballooned from $12 million to $20 million, and there were 10 balls instead of nine and two galas instead of one. Apparently, ‘scaling back’ meant that the balls were black tie instead of white and the entertainment was less high-brow than at previous events, according to the Washington Post.”

Hmm, I wonder about the deafening silence regarding the $150 million being spent by Obama.