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A history of presidential letters to successors

Ronald Reagan left a letter for his successor - now it’s a presidential tradition

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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A history of presidential letters to successors, as Trump gets his second

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

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A look at the tradition of presidents leaving letters for their successors

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

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The history and tradition of presidents leaving personal notes for their successors

Monday’s change of Oval Office occupants is a ritual full of traditions and customs. One of the more modern ones began in 1989, when Ronald Reagan left a note for George H.W. Bush on stationery with a whimsical bit of advice.

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History Today: When Barack Obama was sworn in as America’s first Black president

America made its history as the first Black person, Barack Obama, was sworn in as the 44th president of the country. In front of record-breaking crowds, the young senator became the commander-in-chief of the United States,

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Former President Barack Obama arrives for Trump inauguration at Capitol

Former President Barack Obama arrived at the U.S. Capitol on Monday for President-elect Trump’s inauguration ceremony without former First Lady Michelle Obama.

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President-elect Trump arrives at Rotunda for inaugural swearing-in ceremony

Donald Trump is about to be be sworn in Monday as the 47th U.S. president. The president-elect leaned in to kiss Melania Trump once he arrived at the Rotunda, but appeared to be blocked by the brim of her hat.

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Barrack Obama's exact 6-word whisper to George Bush at Donald Trump inauguration exposed

Barack Obama and George Bush were seen joking together at the inauguration of the 47th President of the United States, Donald ...

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Contrary to Rumor, Sasha Obama Wasn't Kicked Out of Reagan Washington Airport

We looked into this rumor after a reader asked if the airport's staff truly asked one of former U.S. President Barack Obama's daughters to leave.

1985 was the last time an inauguration was indoors. Ronald and Nancy Reagan felt they had no choice

Ronald and Nancy Reagan were disappointed. That’s what White House press secretary Larry Speakes told reporters on Jan. 18, ...

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An Arctic blast will give Trump the coldest inauguration in 40 years

It will be the coldest Inauguration Day since former President Ronald Reagan’s second inauguration in 1985, when the noon ...

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Trump's Inauguration Day Expected to Be Coldest Since Reagan's in 1985

Washington, D.C., will experience a high of 21 degrees and a low of 11 degrees around noon when the inauguration is set to begin.

How Trump’s frigid Inauguration Day compares to how cold it was for Biden, Obama, and other presidents

The worst weather for an inaugural came in March 1909, when 10 inches of snow forced William H. Taft to move indoors to be ...

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Appeals court rules against Obama-era policy to shield immigrants who came to US as young children

A federal appeals court has ruled against an Obama-era policy shielding hundreds of thousands of immigrants who have long lived in the United States from deportation.

Inauguration Day 2025: Coldest temperatures since Reagan in 1985 expected

The weather forecast is expected to be quite cold, likely the coldest since former President Ronald Reagan was sworn into ...

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Fact Check: Contrary to Rumor, Sasha Obama Wasn't Kicked Out of Reagan Washington Airport

Rating: A rumor circulating online in December 2024 claimed staff with Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, asked Sasha Obama, one of U.S. President Barack Obama ...

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