Every president since Ronald Reagan has left a note for his successor, and President 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.

With Donald Trump’s return to the Oval Office, the bust of Winston Churchill has reappeared there, once again highlighting the divide over Churchill by Republican and Democratic leaders in this country — a divide that began with President Obama when he removed the Churchill bust that had been placed prominently in the oval office by George W.

Former president George W. Bush took the internet by storm during the 2025 Inauguration of President Donald Trump, where the 43rd president seemed to have a playful moment during the proceedings.

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.

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 Edmonds ...

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. Credit: AP/Ron Edmonds ...

George H.W. Bush used his ... 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 successor and vice president of eight ...

WASHINGTON — 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 ... that for George H.W. Bush, his ...

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 ... for George H.W. Bush, his ...

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 ... for George H.W. Bush, his ...

Ever since the second and third presidents, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, died on the same day — July 4th, 1826, the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence — the American presidency has thrown up a goodly number of calendrical coincidences.

In his first hours as president, Trump signed numerous executive orders to implement his administration's promises.