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 ...

Reagan’s inauguration was the first to be held on the west terrace of the U.S. Capitol, a vantage that planners selected both to allow for more spectators and for its grand vistas of the National Mall. The new president first addressed his fellow Americans with words underscoring his deeply held ideals.

Eisenhower, the USS Harry S. Truman, the USS Ronald Reagan, the USS George W. Bush, and the USS Gerald R. Ford. UNIDENTIFIED DRONES SPOTTED OVER US BASES IN THE UK DO NOT APPEAR TO BELONG TO ‘HOBBYISTS’ Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said that the ...

Former President Jimmy Carter’s recent death and funeral reminded Americans of his legacy and the values that motivated his public service.

Ronald Reagan began tradition of leaving letter to his successor in 1989 as he handed over power to George H.W. Bush

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.

President George W. Bush pauses at his desk after he signed a Joint Resolution commemorating Ronald Reagan's 90th birthday in the Oval Office of the White House, Feb. 15, 2001. Credit: AP/Ron ...

Jimmy Carter nodded politely toward Ronald Reagan at the Republican's inauguration. Richard Nixon clasped John F.

Nowadays, every American President carries on a unique tradition of leaving a letter in the Resolute Desk of the Oval Office.

The second Presential inauguration of Donald Trump averaged 24.3 million viewers, a audience lower than Biden in 2021 (33.8 million) and Trump in 2017 (30.6 million).

there are framed photographs commemorating the two times this "log cabin resort" has hosted an American president — Ronald Reagan in 1981 for a G7 summit and George W. Bush for a meeting of ...

As Donald Trump insists on reading Joe Biden's letter in private, here's a look at what previous United States presidents wrote in their letters to their successors.