WASHINGTON — Ronald Reagan probably didn't realize he was starting a tradition when he wrote a note congratulating his successor and left it in the Oval Office desk drawer after two terms as president. He did that for George H.W. Bush, his successor and ...

Former President Joe Biden has continued a tradition started by President Ronald Reagan, who left behind a letter in the White House for his successor, George H.W. Bush.

Trump left Biden a letter when his first term ended in 2020, despite skipping the inauguration. Biden never revealed the contents of the letter, but just said it was "very generous."

A look at the history of presidential letters and whether President Biden will continue the tradition by writing a note for his predecessor-turned-successor, Donald Trump.

George H.W. Bush used his note to wish Bill Clinton “great happiness here” in the White House. WASHINGTON — Ronald Reagan probably didn’t realize he was starting a tradition when he wrote ...

Former President Jimmy Carter’s recent death and funeral reminded Americans of his legacy and the values that motivated his public service.

President Trump found a handwritten letter from outgoing President Biden in the Oval Office’s Resolute Desk, continuing a longstanding tradition of presidential transitions.

WASHINGTON — Ronald Reagan probably didn’t realize he ... desk drawer after two terms as president. He did that for George H.W. Bush, his successor and vice president of eight years.

Ronald Reagan became the oldest President to take office at the age of 73. In 2021, outgoing President Joe Biden broke the record at the age of 78 years, And now Trump, who turned 78 in June 2024, will become the oldest person to start a presidential term.

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Ever since the second and third presidents, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, died on the same day — July 4th, 1826, the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence — the American presidency has thrown up a goodly number of calendrical coincidences.

Nowadays, every American President carries on a unique tradition of leaving a letter in the Resolute Desk of the Oval Office.