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A look at the tradition of presidents leaving letters for their successors
As President Joe Biden prepares to pass the baton to President-elect Donald Trump, it's unclear if he'll follow the tradition ...
Biden got an Oval Office letter from Trump and may leave one in the desk himself
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 president.
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Trump's return recalls when inaugurations have been more than ceremonies
Presidential inaugurations are by definition historic acts, but when we think of past Inauguration Days there is clearly a ...
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U.S. Navy Announces Aircraft Carriers Will Be Named After George W. Bush and Bill Clinton
The USS William J. Clinton (CVN-82) and USS George W. Bush (CVN-83), the 42nd and 43rd Presidents of the U.S., are the latest ...
3 Former Presidents Won't Attend Trump's Inaugural Luncheon. Is That Abnormal?
According to NBC News, the Obamas, Clintons and Bushes won't be at the traditional lunch that follows Trump's swearing-in.
Get the Facts: Here's how many executive orders each president has issued since 1937
Over the past nine decades, only three U.S. presidents have issued executive orders on their first day in office. On the ...
An American tradition: Defeated candidates attending the president-elect's inauguration
Jimmy Carter nodded politely toward Ronald Reagan at the Republican's inauguration. Richard Nixon clasped John F. Kennedy’s ...
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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The Inaugural Address as Blueprint
Reagan’s inauguration was the first to be held on the west terrace of the U.S. Capitol, a vantage that planners selected both ...