WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 ...

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.

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."

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.

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.

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

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.

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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.

Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush, Ronald Reagan, and Jimmy Carter, all boarded planes at Andrews, waving goodbye to Washington as their term officially ended. Former President George H.W. Bush and ...