Monday’s change of Oval Office occupants is a ritual full of traditions and customs. One of the more modern ones began in ...

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 ...

As President Joe Biden prepared to pass the baton to President-elect Donald Trump, he followed the tradition of leaving his ...

A look at the history of presidential letters and whether President Biden will continue the tradition by writing a note for ...

Reagan started the tradition in 1989 when he left a letter for his successor, his own Vice President George H.W. Bush. Since Bush, each handover has been from a member of one party to the other.

Ronald Reagan kept formalities brief and stayed warm after parade attendees were warned their flesh would freeze ...

WASHINGTON — Ronald Reagan probably didn't realize he was ... desk drawer after two terms as president. He did that for George H.W. Bush, his successor and vice president of eight years.