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.

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 ...

Biden got an Oval Office letter from Trump and may leave one in the desk himself. It'd be a first Ronald Reagan probably didn't realize he was starting a tradition when he wrote a note ...

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.

For many, the moment President-elect Donald Trump flexed his pre-presidential power was when he entered Madison Square Garden in late November to attend the Ultimate Fighting Championship trailed by Elon Musk,

One of the nation’s first campaign consultants for hire, he advised leading Republicans, including President Gerald Ford, but Reagan was his prized candidate.

As President Joe Biden prepares to pass the baton to President-elect Donald Trump, it's unclear if he'll follow the tradition of leaving a note in the Oval Office.

Ronald and Nancy Reagan were disappointed. That's what White House press secretary Larry Speakes told reporters on Jan. 18, 1985, after the Republican president and first lady decided to hold his second inauguration indoors because of an unusually cold weather forecast.

The Polar Express that blasted into Washington for President Ronald Reagan’s second inaugural in 1985 forced the whole inaugural ceremony indoors, and the parade was canceled.

President-elect Donald Trump’s decision to take the oath of office in the Capitol Rotunda on Monday, when below-freezing temperatures are again expected, recalls the last time cold weather prompted a similar decision.