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.

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.

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

The White House says the Associated Press will be banned from the Oval Office and Air Force One over its refusal to use the ...

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 ... H.W. Bush, his successor ...

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 ... for George H.W. Bush, his successor ...

Biden Got an Oval Office Letter From Trump and May Leave One ... He did that for George H.W. Bush, his successor and vice president of eight years. Bush did the same for Bill Clinton, who left ...

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 (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 ... H.W. Bush, his ...