The President of the United States serves as the Commander in Chief of the nation’s armed forces. While not in the chain of command, the Vice President is next in line to take command. Although these ...

Reagan started the tradition in 1989 when he left a letter for his successor, his own Vice President George H.W. Bush. Since Bush, each handover has been from a member of one party to the other.

George W. Bush served as the 43rd President of the United States from 2001 to 2009. The eldest son of the 41st president, George H. W. Bush, his term in office coincided with the September 11 ...

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 a note for Bush’s son George W. The younger Bush left behind ...