Hats off to Rep. Howard P. "Buck" McKeon, California Republican, who has surprised a second group of students — this time from Mesa Intermediate School in his congressional district — with tickets to the Jan. 20 inaugural ceremony.
Of the 198 tickets that were distributed to the congressman, he has now given 72 away to students and teachers so they can witness history firsthand, as he put it. Mr. McKeon earlier presented 40 tickets to a history teacher and students from the Academy of the Canyons in Santa Clarita, Calif.
"I realize giving so many of the inaugural tickets away to students is a bit unusual, but this is a historic time for Americans as we swear in the country's first African-American president," said Mr. McKeon. "I've warned the students about the cold temperatures in Washington, D.C., in January, but I feel certain their excitement will keep them warm."