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A history of presidential letters to successors

Ronald Reagan left a letter for his successor - now it’s a presidential tradition

Ronald Reagan started a tradition as he prepared to leave office after two terms as president: Write a note congratulating your successor and leave it in the Oval Office desk drawer.

The Washington Post on MSN · 2d

A history of presidential letters to successors, as Trump gets his second

Ronald Reagan scribbled a note in 1989 to his successor above an elephant cartoon. The tradition, started perhaps inadvertently, was continued by Joe Biden.

ABC News on MSN · 2d

A look at the tradition of presidents leaving letters for their successors

As President Joe Biden prepared to pass the baton to President-elect Donald Trump, he followed the tradition of leaving his successor a note.

PBS · 2d

The history and tradition of presidents leaving personal notes for their successors

Monday’s change of Oval Office occupants is a ritual full of traditions and customs. One of the more modern ones began in 1989, when Ronald Reagan left a note for George H.W. Bush on stationery with a whimsical bit of advice.

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Contrary to Rumor, Sasha Obama Wasn't Kicked Out of Reagan Washington Airport

We looked into this rumor after a reader asked if the airport's staff truly asked one of former U.S. President Barack Obama's daughters to leave.

History Today: When Barack Obama was sworn in as America’s first Black president

America made its history as the first Black person, Barack Obama, was sworn in as the 44th president of the country. In front ...

The Mirror US on MSN1d

Barrack Obama's exact 6-word dig at George Bush at Donald Trump's inauguration exposed by lip reader

Barack Obama and George Bush were seen joking together at the inauguration of the 47th President of the United States, Donald ...

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Stop Scrolling: Relive Intimate Moments From Inside The White House In ‘The Way I See It’

As the official White House photographer for two presidents, Souza offers an intimate look at men from opposing parties, Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama, who occupied the highest office in the ...

1985 was the last time an inauguration was indoors. Ronald and Nancy Reagan felt they had no choice

Ronald and Nancy Reagan were disappointed. That’s what White House press secretary Larry Speakes told reporters on Jan. 18, ...

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Trump's Inauguration Day Expected to Be Coldest Since Reagan's in 1985

Washington, D.C., will experience a high of 21 degrees and a low of 11 degrees around noon when the inauguration is set to begin.

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An Arctic blast will give Trump the coldest inauguration in 40 years

It will be the coldest Inauguration Day since former President Ronald Reagan’s second inauguration in 1985, when the noon ...

Inauguration Day 2025: Coldest temperatures since Reagan in 1985 expected

The weather forecast is expected to be quite cold, likely the coldest since former President Ronald Reagan was sworn into ...

How Trump’s frigid Inauguration Day compares to how cold it was for Biden, Obama, and other presidents

The worst weather for an inaugural came in March 1909, when 10 inches of snow forced William H. Taft to move indoors to be ...

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