Oval Office George H. W. Bush

A history of presidential letters to successors

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

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.

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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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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.

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Biden got an Oval Office letter from Trump and may leave one in the desk himself. It'd be a first

This will mark the first time that a president who has received a letter from an outgoing president may well be writing a ...

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Trump Inauguration: Why This George W. Bush Moment Is Going Viral

Former president George W. Bush took the internet by storm during the 2025 Inauguration of President Donald Trump, where the ...

U.S. News & World Report5d

George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum

For an educational day trip, travelers should consider the George H.W. Bush Presidential ... and Barbara Bush, visitors can snap pictures of themselves in the museum's Oval Office ...

Navy Times on MSN4d

Navy names aircraft carriers after former presidents Bush and Clinton

The Navy vessels will be the first to bear the names of former presidents William J. Clinton and George W. Bush.

Trump’s second chance: He’s supposed to be here

When President Donald Trump accepted the Republican nomination for the White House for the third time, he told the crowd in ...

The Washington Post4d

George F. Will

George Will writes a twice-weekly column on politics and domestic and foreign affairs. He began his column with The Post in 1974, and he received the Pulitzer Prize for commentary in 1977.

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National Politics

He did that for George H.W. Bush, his successor and vice president ... commemorating Ronald Reagan’s 90th birthday in the Oval Office of the White House, Feb. 15, 2001. (AP Photo/Ron ...

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