Former President Jimmy Carter’s recent death and funeral reminded Americans of his legacy and the values that motivated his ...

As Donald Trump insists on reading Joe Biden's letter in private, here's a look at what previous United States presidents ...

President Trump found a handwritten letter from outgoing President Biden in the Oval Office’s Resolute Desk, continuing a ...

Ronald Reagan began tradition of leaving letter to his successor in 1989 as he handed over power to George H.W. Bush ...

Ronald Reagan scribbled a note in 1989 to his successor above an elephant cartoon. The tradition, started perhaps ...

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 ...

Revisiting Dwight Eisenhower’s 1953 inauguration, from the vantage point of George W. Bush’s 2001 inauguration.

As President Joe Biden prepares to pass the baton to President-elect Donald Trump, it's unclear if he'll follow the tradition ...

The appellate court ruled, however, that the injunction only applies to Texas, and the status of undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children will remain largely unchanged for now.

Every president since Ronald Reagan has left a note for his successor, and President Joe Biden could be the first to write a ...

The president's record-shattering clemency actions help ameliorate the damage caused by the draconian drug policies he ...

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