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.

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,

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.

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

President Donald J. Trump’s Historic Inauguration Sets Viewership Record,” the 45th and 47th U.S. President declared over the weekend.

Joe Biden on Monday left a personal letter addressed to his successor in the Oval Office, returning the gesture Donald Trump made for him on Inauguration Day in 2021. He has described Trump’s letter to him as “very generous,

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Nowadays, every American President carries on a unique tradition of leaving a letter in the Resolute Desk of the Oval Office.

As Donald Trump returns to the White House, he has built the most formidable foundation of Republican electoral strength since the Ronald Reagan era in the 1980s.

The second Presential inauguration of Donald Trump averaged 24.3 million viewers, a audience lower than Biden in 2021 (33.8 million) and Trump in 2017 (30.6 million).

Originally published in Synapse on January 22, 2009.

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