A look at the history of presidential letters and whether President Biden will continue the tradition by writing a note for his predecessor-turned-successor, Donald Trump.

Jimmy Carter redefined his legacy after his presidency. Other presidents, especially Hoover and Nixon, tried but failed to outrun or outwork their unhappy presidential legacies. Like John Quincy Adams before him, Carter will mostly be remembered for what came after his time in the White House rather than those four years in it—as he should be.

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.

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.

The inauguration of the president hasn't always happened in Washington — or in January. Here's how inaugurations have changed over the years.

For many, the moment President-elect Donald Trump flexed his pre-presidential power was when he entered Madison Square Garden in late November to attend the Ultimate Fighting Championship trailed by Elon Musk,

WTOP spoke to presidential historian Paul Brandus about some of the chilliest car rides some presidents have shared on Inauguration Day.

It includes Presidents Ronald Reagan (R) through Joe Biden (D ... He nominated one justice to the Supreme Court: John Campbell. For a full list of judges nominated by President Pierce, see: Federal judges nominated by Franklin Pierce.

But his age isn't remarkable for former presidents, nine of whom lived past 90. They include George H.W. Bush, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, John Adams, Herbert Hoover and Jimmy Carter, who recently died at 100. A look at some traditional — as well as a ...

That's what White House press secretary Larry Speakes told reporters on Jan. 18, 1985, after the Republican president and first lady decided to hold his second inauguration indoors because of an unusually cold weather forecast. The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported.

Trump's Inauguration Day is expected to be the coldest swearing-in of a president since former President Ronald Reagan's second inauguration. President-elect Donald Trump in Phoenix, Arizona ...

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