Former President Joe Biden has continued a tradition started by President Ronald Reagan, who left behind a letter in the White House for his successor, George H.W. Bush.

Trump left Biden a letter when his first term ended in 2020, despite skipping the inauguration. Biden never revealed the contents of the letter, but just said it was “very generous.”

Biden leaves Trump letter as he hands over power to 47th president - but is mum on what it says - Ronald Reagan began tradition of leaving letter to his successor in 1989 as he handed over power to George H.

Ronald Reagan scribbled a note in 1989 to his successor above an elephant cartoon. The tradition, started perhaps inadvertently, was continued by Joe Biden.

Every president since Ronald Reagan has left a note for his successor, and President Joe Biden could be the first to write a letter to someone who is both his successor and the predecessor who left a note for him.

Michael Reagan criticizes Joe Biden's presidency, comparing his actions to symptoms of "Trump Derangement Syndrome." He also highlights Democratic missteps in California, particularly in handling wildfires.

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.

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Donald Trump has revealed what Joe Biden wrote to him in his "inspirational" farewell letter. Trump found the letter in his desk on Monday, as he signed executive orders in the Oval Office. It is part of a tradition, started by President Ronald Reagan, which sees one president leave a welcome note to his successor.

The tradition of the outgoing president leaving the incoming president a letter started with Ronald Reagan in 1989. Reagan left a note for his successor George H.W. Bush, who served as his vice president for eight years. President Trump left a note for Biden when Biden took office in 2021, but the contents of the letter have never been shared.