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 Office desk drawer after two terms as ...

George H.W. Bush used his note to wish Bill Clinton ... he wrote a note congratulating his successor and left it in the Oval Office desk drawer after two terms as president.

The American people - and people around the world - look to this house for steadiness in the inevitable storms of history,’ ...

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

FILE – President George W. Bush pauses at his desk after he signed a Joint Resolution commemorating Ronald Reagan’s 90th birthday in the Oval Office of the White House, Feb. 15, 2001.

President George W. Bush pauses at his desk after he signed a Joint Resolution commemorating Ronald Reagan's 90th birthday in the Oval Office of the White House, Feb. 15, 2001. Credit: AP/Ron ...

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 ... president. He did that for George H.W ...

Every president since Ronald Reagan has left a ... he wrote a note congratulating his successor and left it in the Oval Office desk drawer after two terms as president. He did that for George ...