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

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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