B. Harold Smick Jr was just 15 when he witnessed Franklin D. Roosevelt become the only US president sworn into a third term.
Workers place plastic flooring on the grass of the National Mall in Washington, Wedneesday, Jan. 18, 2017, as preparations continue for Friday's presidential inauguration. (Photo: AP)
Salem: Although he's a Democrat who voted for Hillary Clinton, a 91-year-old New Jersey man will still be traveling to Washington to witness his 18th presidential inauguration in person.
B. Harold Smick Jr. still can vividly remember Jan. 20, 1941, the day he witnessed Franklin D. Roosevelt become the only US president sworn into a third term.
That inauguration was the first for the Salem native, who was just 15 when he began the tradition that he will continue on Friday.
A bit of an Oval Office junkie, Smick has collected everything from inaugural buttons to a piece of felt from the stage cover at FDR's inauguration.
Smick says he's praying President-elect Donald Trump will bring peace, health care and jobs.
( Source : AP )
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