Every president since Ronald Reagan has left a note for his successor, and President Joe Biden could be the first to write a letter to someone who is both his successor and the predecessor who left a note for him.
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.”
In his final days, Biden brokered a ceasefire, supported Ukraine, imposed Russia sanctions, extended deportation relief, commuted drug sentences, advanced environmental protections, and worked to close Guantanamo Bay.
Richard Nixon recorded the lowest approval rating in history—24 percent—just before resigning in August 1974 amid the Watergate scandal. Other low exit approval ratings include Harry Truman (32 percent in December 1952), Jimmy Carter (34 percent in December 1980), and George W. Bush (34 percent in January 2009).
Since Ronald Regan, every President of the United States has left his successor a letter at the time of vacating the White House
President Joe Biden delivers his farewell address to the nation from the Oval Office of the White House on Jan. 15, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Pool/Tribune News Service)
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President Biden will deliver his farewell address as President-elect Donald Trump will return to the White House next week.
President Joe Biden will cap his half-century political career on Wednesday with a final Oval Office speech, hoping to seal a legacy that has been overshadowed by Democrats' failure to stop Donald Trump from returning to the White House.