The Letters That Outgoing Presidents Wrote to Their Successors

Read the letters outgoing Presidents left for their successors ... - CNN

This is usually left on the Resolute Desk to read when the new president first enters the Oval Office. Sometimes the letter are humorous, like ...

Transition Letters - George W. Bush Library

President George W. Bush sits at the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office to read the transition letter from President William J. Clinton, January 20, 2001.

Letters left by U.S. presidents to their successors - Ballotpedia

The following sections detail transition letters dating back to the letter Ronald Reagan left for George H.W. Bush in 1989. Trump to Biden. Donald Trump (R) ...

How Past Outgoing Presidents Welcomed Their Successors

US presidents throughout history have shown their support for the president-elect by attending the inauguration ceremony, enjoying lunch together before ...

The history of inauguration letters presidents left their successors

On 20 January 1993, George WH Bush left a heartfelt closing message for the newly inaugurated President Bill Clinton on a desk in the Oval Office upon his ...

'Dear Bill': The classy letters left in the Oval Office from one president ...

President Biden on Jan. 20 said former president Donald Trump wrote a "very generous letter," adding that he won't discuss what's in it until he talks to Trump.

Past letters from departing presidents to their successor

The tradition of leaving the Inauguration Day letters for the next president started decades ago. Trump has left one for Biden.

Column: If Trump wrote a letter to Biden … using Donald's own words

President Donald Trump departs after speaking at a vaccine summit in Dec. 2020 in Washington, DC. Since Ronald Reagan, outgoing presidents have ...

These letters from outgoing presidents to successors show grace in ...

Barack Obama to Donald Trump. Obama Trump Letter. “Congratulations on a remarkable run. Millions have placed their hopes in you, and all of us ...

Trump left 'shockingly gracious' letter to Biden on leaving office ...

Donald Trump wrote a “shockingly gracious” letter to Joe Biden on leaving office, a new book says, amid the unprecedented disgrace of a second impeachment.

The Letters Presidents Leave Their Successors - The New York Times

Departing presidents traditionally leave notes to those elected to take their places. Here are the most recent three before President Obama.

Trump leaves parting Oval Office letter for Biden - POLITICO

Trump spokesperson Judd Deere confirmed Wednesday that the president had written a letter to President-elect Joe Biden and left it for him in the Oval Office's ...

Trump wrote a 'very generous' letter, says Biden; plans to talk to him

US President Joe Biden has said his predecessor Donald Trump has left him a "very generous" letter in the Oval Office before departing the White House.

'Sheer joy of reading these': Netizens moved by letters left by ...

As US President Donald Trump leaves the Oval Office at the White House on Inauguration Day, a 32-year-old tradition by outgoing presidents ...

The Letters That Outgoing Presidents Wrote to Their Successors

Clinton to Bush. Bush to Obama. And Obama to Trump. Regardless of party. Regardless of personal beliefs. Each letter humanizes this small but ...

Transitions at the White House

1801 - President John Adams did not attend Thomas Jefferson's inauguration. He departed from the White House at 4 am the morning of his successor's ...

Letters some US presidents wrote to their successors. - Reddit

Especially since Bush lost his reelection bid to Clinton. That has to be much harder leave something for your successor when you hoped that you ...

The Letters That Outgoing Presidents Wrote to Their Successors | by ...

Barack Obama sitting at his desk in the Oval Office, signing a piece of paper Photo: Pete Souza/The White House via Getty Images. By Alex Kalman.

America Does Not Have 'One President at a Time' - Foreign Policy

At 2:26 a.m. on Nov. 6, 2024, Joe Biden's claim to sole U.S. presidential authority ended. At that moment, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor ...

Letters From Outgoing Presidents To Their Successors

This can be as simple as a cheeky note offering good luck, as in the case of Ronald Reagan and George HW Bush. Reagan wrote to his former vice president on a ...